Oh Canada
Day 8 and I had so much to say today, but nothing to say now that I’m sitting down to write. It’s really hard to stare at a blank screen and say anything that...
Pepper Spray Blog
Labor Day Doesn’t Really Honor Labor
Today is Labor Day. Happy Labor Day. One of the blog posts I read this morning was entitled “Honoring Labor” and it’s short so I’ll paste it here: The author rightly points out how...
Mowing with Jason & Harry
Since moving from Boston to our current home in Vermont six years ago, we’ve enjoyed a pretty massive back yard. It should be a field… it’s 2-3 acres of lawn, and then about 1.5...
“I’m John and I’m a racist.”
No, I haven’t been drinking. In fact, I haven’t had a drink since December 3, 2019… which means that the other day I just celebrated 9 months of sobriety. Since I don’t drink anymore...
Livable Wages as Prerequisite to Authentic Praise
One of my favorite companies that I was fortunate to visit through my friends at the Tugboat Institute a couple of years ago is Radio Flyer. And while the brand itself carries enormous memories...
Twitter Rant on Landlords (and Banks)
The other day I had a so-called Twitter rant. My direct complaint is that the higher you go up on the food chain, the less people at those levels feel compelled to voluntarily participate...
September – One Day at a Time
I write something nearly every day. I’ve kept a journal since the fall of 1989. For years I’ve wanted to join the group of daily bloggers, but my problem is I lack discipline. Not...
The “Winners” during Covid are about to lose big
The best story I have heard about someone with a tough lot in life finally getting “his/her” payback during these past few months follows. Imagine this is happening all over the country plus or...
So you want to be a Billionaire?
At our tiny start-up company, Worthee, we spend a great deal of time debating social justice as part of our mission to help people in low wage jobs and industries rise and thrive. For...
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