It was Labor Day here in America yesterday. At least technically. America doesn’t know how to Labor Day though. When the idea for a labor day came about in the late 19th century, to commemorate the efforts of the labor movements pushing for better working conditions, including but not limited Read more…
Well, not technically. But school’s out and for most of us, especially here in America, that’s the signal for the start of summer. At least it is for me. I imagine for people who finished school 20 years ago, don’t have kids and don’t work in any job that has Read more…
A few weeks ago I wrote about the way out society has a hyper-focus on gauging value on how much money you earn from an activity. I feel I rambled a bit at the end, circling near a point but not quite getting there. One of the ideas I wanted Read more…
I read a blog post recently that talked about the notion of monetizing hobbies. The author described a situation where a woman she met, who made herself a very nice dress, had been constantly pressured to sell her work. She goes on to discuss the idea of “find something you Read more…
I’ve never really understood the philosophy of this statement: “We’re in the business of making money.” Sure, a business needs to make money. People need to get paid, businesses need to make a profit to grow, making money is the cornerstone of the economy. I get all that. I write Read more…
Well, the holidays are over. Time to get back to work. I have a novel to finish writing and then edit into a coherent story. But first I have to remember what the hell I was doing two weeks ago. I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with the first day Read more…