So 2016 isn’t that long in the past, but while reviewing my blog archive, I came across this gem and knew I just had to share it this week, especially with all the flak that capitalism has been getting from a certain former bartender recently. Enjoy! Dear Ms. Author. I really like your books. I… Continue reading Dear Ms. Reader (Blast from the Past: June 2016)
Tag: Blast from the Past
Motatseba, or how to bag a wife—literally (Blast from the Past: April 2012)
With the rise of #MeToo, I thought it would be interesting to revisit this old post from my time in the Republic of Georgia. Here in the US, we seem to be in the process of completely reworking the societal norms for how men and woman interact in the public sphere. On one extreme, we… Continue reading Motatseba, or how to bag a wife—literally (Blast from the Past: April 2012)
Things I Learned from Working in a Call Center (Blast from the Past: September 2010)
While poking around in the archives, I came across this interesting post from my first year out of college. At the time, I was just getting started in the labor force and wanted to learn as much from my jobs as I could—even the mundane ones. The result was this. Over the summer I worked part… Continue reading Things I Learned from Working in a Call Center (Blast from the Past: September 2010)
The Gulf Between the Generations (Blast from the Past: February 2012)
Here’s a post I originally wrote in 2012. Given how most political commentary tends to lose relevance over time, it’s remarkable when something from the past is even more relevant now than when it was written. Not that this post is overly political: more just a series of observations, including some red flags that, at the time,… Continue reading The Gulf Between the Generations (Blast from the Past: February 2012)