Category: Random
Me talkin to myself
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I really haven’t just been lying around with the lovely Kate on my lap for the last eight years, although that would have been a worthy use of my time. Nope. Quit my newspapering job. Got hired to help a Eugene nonprofit expand its mission around the country. Got divorced. Got married. Remodeled a house.…
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Last month, while Washington demonstrated its skills at epic non-compromise, I got to watch something magical unfolding in a local elementary school. Groups of fourth-graders were discussing the merits of work. The discussion was remarkable for the caliber of reasoning the students brought to the table: Is “thinking” work more valuable than “labor” work? Who…
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When I broke my expensive Aqua Design Amano Lily pipe intake tube, I went to a local (Eugene, OR) glass blower to see if he could replicate it for cheaper than the costly ADA product. He could. Alejandro Hernandez at Studio West charged me $30. I had paid almost $100 for the ADA version. As…
