HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Still trying to make sense of this sign

Written July 25th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

This sign first caught my attention nine years ago, in July 2014. It didn’t make sense then or when I saw it again in 2016. It was still there on the second of this month, making no more sense than before.


The endless possibilities of ‘may’

Written February 8th, 2016 by Hasso Hering

“May” is a funny word. Very flexible. And vague. What it really means is “may or may not.” In other words, no information contained in it at all. That makes it useful when you’re trying to write a headline on a slippery story that doesn’t nail anything down. And apparently it’s useful for signs as […]


 
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