Kent Slocum

What is Oregon's most important fruit? I originally answered this question on Quora.com, which you can read here: ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

Our smartphones are ever-present, ever-useful, and ever-distracting, to the point that sometimes we simply can't imagine life without...

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...

The external broadcast of our merger went out today, including an email blast (more than 3900 people opened and read it in the first...

At an early age, I became well-acquainted with paperclips, alligator clips, clothespins, staples, and other forms of holding sheets of...

Here are images from some of my past birthdays:

Ever since I swallowed a LEGO brick as a 6-year-old, I have been fascinated by the colorful plastic bricks and infinite building...

Since OBEC Consulting Engineers first began polling the public's opinion on Ferry Street Bridge alternatives in Eugene, surprisingly...

I recently checked out the New York Times best-seller The Feather Thief from the Eugene Public Library, expecting to be well-entertained...

Sometimes, archival scanning has its rewards. Hidden treasures tend to surface unexpectedly--like these four photographs taken for the...

This was an internal memo I sent to the OBEC office this week, detailing my progress: Dear Reader, OBEC's scanning and archival program...

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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