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The Garbage Woman
It just strikes me as taunting when the Garbage Woman gives me a seemingly pleasant wave in the morning. I’m not sure she’s exactly what Gloria Steinem had in mind. Of course the Garbage Men never got and never will … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, For Feminists, Observations, Personal History, Plain English, The Twentieth Man
Tagged Affimative Action, City of Milwaukee, Crazy, Death Sentence, Employment, Garbage Woman, Gloria Steinem, Judgement, Law School, Mandate, Mental Health, Penis Envy, Psychology, Work
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A Secret Admirer
She got a bouquet of a dozen roses from a secret admirer for Valentine’s Day. Two weeks later she still doesn’t know who sent them. Sure, she’s a good looking young woman from head to toe; but she works in … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, For Feminists, Plain English, Politics, Sadie Hawkins' Day
Tagged Civil Rights, Feminism, Judgement, Love, Sex, Sexual Harassment, Society, Valentine's Day, Women, Work
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The Chosen
After being separated from the U.S. Army on November 2, 1971 I began my long and futile search for viable employment. It was but a few months afterward that I’d heard American Motors was doing some hiring. I went down … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Economics, Expository Writing, Government, Human Sacrifice, Observations, Personal History, Plain English, Politics, The Twentieth Man
Tagged Competition, Economics, Employment, Industry, Job Applications, Labor, Labor History, Milwaukee, Society, Surplus labor, Unemployment, Work
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state-of-the-art Slavery
Slavery has not gone away. Much depends on how you interpret “involuntary servitude”. Amendment XIII Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Economics, Expository Writing, For Feminists, Government, Human Sacrifice, Plain English, Politics, Suicide
Tagged "The United States of America", Competition, Culture, Economics, History, Humanity, Justice, Labor, Law, Politics, Slavery, state-of-the-art Slavery, Unemployment, Work
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The Manager’s Wife
Some things, even minor things, still stick in the memory like a dagger. Once upon a time I found myself working a part-time minimum wage job as a groundskeeper and general handyman at a government subsidized low-income housing complex. It … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Writing, Government, Observations, Personal History, Plain English
Tagged Accents, Bigotry, Character, Delusion, Economics, English as a Second Language, Government, Government Subsidy, Judgement, Low-Income Housing, Memory, Money, Poverty, Property Management, Southern Accents, Sympathy, Work
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