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How long is this article? 1,181 words, 7 images, about an 8 minute readWhen I was at university, I took several archaeology courses and even considered continuing my studies in that direction. But for some unknown reason, almost a flip of a coin, I decided on history instead. Whether it was the right decision, I'll never know. I loved science, but was crappy at scientific equations, so that field was out.

Hope you have enjoyed your Labor Day weekend. Today is a day for all of us to celebrate the workforce in America as well as honor America’s work movement and the power of collective actions by labors. Canada joins us in celebrating the laborers, which started in Oregon and became a federal holiday in 1894. The celebration of Labor Day today allows us the opportunity to discuss hiring. When building a workforce, many of us believe there is a sense of urgency to make hiring decisions.

Welcome to Warning Track Power, an independent newsletter of baseball stories and analysis grounded in front office and scouting experiences and the personalities encountered along the way. Before diving into an interleague connection, I want to let you know that the seventh annual Kirk Gibson Golf Classic takes place this Monday at The Wyndgate Country Club in Rochester Hills, Michigan. This year, there’s an additional event on Sunday: Strike Out Parkinson’s, a bowling event that includes a panel conversation about the 1984 World Series with Alan Trammell, Kirk Gibson, and Goose Gossage.

Economic history, economics, political economy, finance, & forecasting. Here to try to make you (and me) smarter in a world with many increasingly deep & complicated troubles... Over 26,000 subscribers Not at this moment...“The first economics blog, and still probably the best.” “Essential economics follow. Brad DeLong is the original econ blogger. ” “Brad DeLong is impossible to summarize in a sentence or two, which underscores why you should be reading his Substack and his new book!

Hi there! Welcome to A Letter a Day. If you want to know more about this newsletter, see "The Archive.” At a high level, you can expect to receive a memo/essay or speech/presentation transcript from an investor, founder, or entrepreneur (IFO) each edition. More here. If you find yourself interested in any of these IFOs and wanting to learn more, shoot me a DM or email and I’m happy to point you to more or similar resources.

Last week I chatted toBrad Leone via Zoom. This involved preemptively relocating to the car at 6am, knowing that the dog would lose his shit at some point. “Real mysterious bud,” was one of Brad’s opening lines as I went audio only. As I fumbled to switch the camera on I appeared as a disembodied head in the blackness of the internet. An improvement on… ncG1vNJzZmilka2vs7HAq6OesV6owqO%2F05qapGaTpLpwvI6bqZqcXaGysLrEZqSao5mjtG6102awqK2iYry4uoywmLI%3D

If you grew up in California in the 1990s as I did, the first words Bradley Nowell sings on Sublime's major label debut album will be familiar ones: "We took this trip to Garden Grove It smelled like Lou Dog inside the van" Lou Dog, or King Louie, was Bradley’s beloved pet Dalmatian, named after his grandfather Louie Nowell. Lou Dog was also a band member in all regards except the playing of music.

It has been a season dedicated to new cookbooks: first we had a chance to explore Abruzzo and its cuisine with Domenica Marchetti’s pantry Q&A and recipes from her Everyday Italian Cookbook, then we moved to Liguria and its lesser known recipes thanks to Enrica Monzani and her cookbook The Flavors of Liguria, and finally we explored the fantastic world of tomatoes with Martha Holmberg and her cookbook Simply Tomato.

You may have heard, but Thanksgiving is next week (!) and as I'm sure you know by now, I'm not much of a "hot take" person. There are a few exceptions and this is one. I will never roast a whole turkey again for Thanksgiving and in my opinion nor should you.  Instead, I take my favorite part of any bird, thighs of course, and braise them until they are falling off the bone.