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Oregon's Unusual Fruit
What is Oregon's most important fruit? I originally answered this question on Quora.com, which you can read here: ...
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slocumkent
- Sep 5, 2019
- 2 min
Letter To Lane Transit District
Dear Sirs: At 7:38 AM on Friday, August 17, 2018, the bus driver for Route 51 barred me from boarding his bus. This was not because I...
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slocumkent
- Jan 11, 2019
- 3 min
The (mis)conception of Christ
For many of us, "The Christmas Story" is as familiar as a Grimm Fairy Tale--so familiar, in fact, that we hardly bother reading it...
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slocumkent
- Dec 11, 2018
- 1 min
Birthday Cards Galore
Wow! I was showered in love on November 24th as birthday cards poured in, wishing me the best on my 22nd birthday. Here are some photos...
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slocumkent
- Dec 11, 2018
- 2 min
BLIND SPOT-B-GONE
This was good enough to reprint, but it was written on Quora.com by Yuhao Ding, at this link. Q: Why Haven't Car Manufacturers Yet Solved...
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slocumkent
- Dec 11, 2018
- 2 min
The Irony of Eugene's City Hall
Before you read any further, you need to know that Eugene doesn't have City Hall. I don't have any idea where the mayor's office even is. ...
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slocumkent
- Dec 11, 2018
- 7 min
An Original Christmas Poem
This is a poem that I first began writing nearly five years ago. After countless revisions, I am finally unveiling the full poem in its...
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slocumkent
- Dec 11, 2018
- 1 min
See Something, Say Something
As OBEC merges with DOWL, it is more important than ever that we nurture a safety-first mentality. DOWL has a policy which requires a...
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slocumkent
- Dec 11, 2018
- 2 min
Telephone Problems Before Personal Smartphones
Our smartphones are ever-present, ever-useful, and ever-distracting, to the point that sometimes we simply can't imagine life without...
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slocumkent
- Nov 21, 2018
- 1 min
A Little Engineering Humor
A quick reflection on what we have to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, and a healthy dose of humor to go with it. Sometimes, our life...
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slocumkent
- Nov 2, 2018
- 3 min
OBEC and DOWL
The external broadcast of our merger went out today, including an email blast (more than 3900 people opened and read it in the first...
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slocumkent
- Nov 2, 2018
- 1 min
Staples I Have Known
At an early age, I became well-acquainted with paperclips, alligator clips, clothespins, staples, and other forms of holding sheets of...
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slocumkent
- Nov 2, 2018
- 1 min
Birthday Photos
Here are images from some of my past birthdays:
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slocumkent
- Nov 2, 2018
- 1 min
My LEGO Top 10
Ever since I swallowed a LEGO brick as a 6-year-old, I have been fascinated by the colorful plastic bricks and infinite building...
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slocumkent
- Nov 2, 2018
- 2 min
Not Much Has Changed in 25 Years
Since OBEC Consulting Engineers first began polling the public's opinion on Ferry Street Bridge alternatives in Eugene, surprisingly...
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slocumkent
- Nov 2, 2018
- 4 min
The Feather Thief
I recently checked out the New York Times best-seller The Feather Thief from the Eugene Public Library, expecting to be well-entertained...
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slocumkent
- Nov 2, 2018
- 1 min
These Photos Are Older Than I Am!
Sometimes, archival scanning has its rewards. Hidden treasures tend to surface unexpectedly--like these four photographs taken for the...
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slocumkent
- Oct 3, 2018
- 2 min
OBEC Archive Project Update
This was an internal memo I sent to the OBEC office this week, detailing my progress: Dear Reader, OBEC's scanning and archival program...
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slocumkent
- Oct 3, 2018
- 10 min
When Should I Worship?
NOTE: This is a working blog post, which means that it is not entirely finished. As I continue to research this matter, I will edit,...
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slocumkent
- Aug 21, 2018
- 1 min
Newsletter Archive
In case you haven't been a member of my personal mailing list since the beginning of this website, you can find links to all of my...
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