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Looking back at the past year, most of the writing that I've done that hasn't been for grad school has been in the form of postcards. It certainly hasn't been on this blog! Since January 2020, I've been sending one almost daily to my aunt, who is in hospice. First, I used the postcards that… Continue reading Etude: On Postcards
(I may expand this post, but it's been rattling around in my drafts for a few months and it's begun to get in the way of new growth.) My dad, a professor of Anthropology, told me that he made less money than a garbageman. We were standing in front of the house on a sunny… Continue reading Etude: What I Remember of My Future
You may know us, you may not. It's hard to know who is reading this blog. But we have been the owners of one of the largest coffeehouses in Wisconsin since 1999. My wife, who is amazing, opened it in 1999 when she was 29 years old. My part in it came later as we… Continue reading The Farewell to Kavarna Letter
Maybe this is obvious to everyone, but it hit me in a big way this morning. Here's a question that I've had for a long time. Why did we go from monumental buildings made from granite, floored with marble, and finished off with gold leaf & putti to buildings made from steel, concrete block, and… Continue reading In Which I Finally Grasp a Secondary Impact of Lower Marginal Rates on the Wealthy
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