No Hons, I'm not talking about the current state of our society or the current political situation in the States. Lol. There are simply not enough lifetimes to get to the root of those problems. I'm talking about the roots of our problems. By "our" I mean us business owners who are out here trying to figure out what it takes to make enough money in our businesses to be financially stable and comfortable. If you don't know this about me, then let me share: I love history. Like really love it....
8 months ago • 7 min read
Hey Reader, The last time my brother visited, we ended up talking about how stupid the current corporate layoff trend is. You know the one. It's where giant corporations lay off a bunch of highly capable people on a Friday and then post a bunch of job openings for the roles they just fired people from the following Monday. Only the salary ranges for the new job openings happen to be meaningfully lower than what they were just paying someone to do that same job. It's the classic cost-cutting...
11 months ago • 4 min read
Hey Reader, Maybe it's the dismal reality of global politics that's got my brain thinking about the dangers and violence of empire and imperialism or maybe it's that I've been thinking about what it looks like to transform our economy from one that is heavily reliant on the profits of giant corporations to something that looks more like a web of interconnected small businesses for a very long time (like literally a decade). But for whatever reason, I can't stop thinking about the ways the...
about 1 year ago • 4 min read