dkSez : : : : : : Don Kahle’s blog

Quips, queries, and querulous quibbles from the quirky mind of Don Kahle

Why do people say 'after dark' when what they mean is 'during dark'? After dark would be when it's light again, right? * There are 10 types of people in this world -- those who read binary, and those who don't. * I'm rethinking the whole brown rice thing. What if it's just more white liberal self-hatred? Whole wheat, honey, unbleached flour. All better. Sez who? * Eugene should be HQ for White People for Diversity. We'll fight for diversity to be included in books, which is where we know to look for it. * Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, but give a man a pillow, and he'll dream of steak. * What can you say about a state that puts the town of North Bend 225 miles southwest of Bend? We rely on visitors for entertainment.

dkSez : : : : : : Don Kahle’s blog random header image

Entries Tagged as 'Arr-Gee published'

iPhone Rocks!

August 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Arriving at home isn’t nearly as interesting for Don Kahle, version 2.0. Most of home is now in my pocket: music and video, but also all my connections to others. E-mail, text messages, voice mail, web mail, and phone calls, all in one place. If home is where your heart is, but your iPhone is in your pocket, where exactly is home now?

[Read more →]

Tags: Arr-Gee published · Deep · Media

How Long Things Take

August 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Published Friday, August 8, 2008 in The Register-Guard.
When I think about what I love best about home, there’s one item that’s not an item at all, but a huge comfort nonetheless. After living in Eugene for about a dozen years, I know how long most things take.
I’m sure economists can and do measure the economic [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Arr-Gee published · Civic · Urban Design · You-gene

What I Miss Already

August 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Published Friday, August 1, 2008 in The Register-Guard.
It sounds like a country music song to say you don’t know what you have until you find yourself without it, but here I am. I haven’t left Eugene yet, and already I’m missing things that I recognize in Eugene and very few other places on earth.
• When you’re [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Arr-Gee published · You-gene

Why I’m Going to Iraq

July 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Published Friday, July 25, 2008 in The Register-Guard.
My summer vacations growing up could not be separated from the first assignment of the new school year. “What I Did on My Summer Vacation” became part of the summer experience itself. Sharing our stories extended the pleasures into the next season. The power of storytelling made its [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Arr-Gee published · Civic · Deep · You-gene

Kinetics Challenge Rickies

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

n the past twelve years, I have seen human-sized hamster balls, demotorized lawn mowers, gyroscopic irrigation wheels, retrofitted playground equipment; surfboards, skateboards, and sailboats. Two years ago there was a stainless steel ant that attempted to march the race.

[Read more →]

Tags: Arr-Gee published · Civic · Upper-Left-Edge · You-gene

Diversity is Something You Can Do

July 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Pick a knoll and watch a concert. Watch the people watching. You may wish you could stay longer, but this field trip has two more stops before dinner.

[Read more →]

Tags: Arr-Gee published · You-gene

Olympians Call Us To Dream Big

July 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Our civic leaders tell us the Olympic Trials will be hosted in Eugene again in 2012 “and every four years after that.” But the athletes around us would insist we aim higher, dream bigger, accept no limits.

[Read more →]

Tags: Arr-Gee published · Civic · Deep · You-gene

Eugene’s Competing Slogans

June 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The centrality of sport — even a boutique sport like track and field — is thought by some to diminish the core competencies of a liberal arts university and the town that hosts its students. Claiming for ourselves the mantle of “world’s greatest” anything rubs others the wrong way — pretentious on our best day and dishonest on our worst.

[Read more →]

Tags: Arr-Gee published · Civic · You-gene

Toby’s Troubles Are Our Own

June 20th, 2008 · No Comments

The popularity of the spread will continue to spread. It’s only a matter of time before Midwestern grocers begin requesting Toby’s for their shelves, but with packaging that mentions neither “paté” nor “tofu.” What will Toby call her recipe for Iowa shoppers? N’Egg Salad? I’m sure the conversation with food industry experts has already begun.

[Read more →]

Tags: Arr-Gee published · Civic · Upper-Left-Edge · You-gene

Obama Can Pick His VP “American Idol-Style”

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments

“American Idol” has become the dominating model of democracy in America, so why not just go with it? Some “American Idol” finalists have garnered more votes than any presidential candidate has ever received, so why not give people what they want, at least for the summer?

[Read more →]

Tags: Arr-Gee published · Media · Upper-Left-Edge