Last week, as the number of COVID-19 deaths started to climb across the United States, Donald Trump, always the salesman, felt the need to share a little good news. And, as he’d already been fact-checked to death over his false claim that a vaccine was “very close,” he decided to instead tell a story about […]
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MAGA Jonestown
Posted in Health, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Anthony Fauci, Arizona, Cesar Sayoc, Chloroquine, coronavirus, COVID-19, Donald Trump, drugs, Hydroxychloroquine, irresponsible rhetoric, Jonestown, Kool-Aid, racism 122 Comments
Introducing my newly educated friend, Doctor Pete Larson
I wasn’t able to get away from work and attend in person, but my good friend, and former bandmate, Pete Larson, who often leaves comments on this site, was awarded his PhD on Friday afternoon. I am incredibly proud of him. A lot of people that I know bemoan how shitty their lives are, but […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Mark's Life Also tagged 502 Catherine Street, Africa, Alright, Anarchy is Stupid, bed nets, Epidemiology, Face Like A Piranha, Gates Foundation, infectious diseases, Kenya, Pete Larson, Prehensile Monkeytailed Skink, punk, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, world health 22 Comments
Patricia Griffin on the business challenges and entrepreneurial opportunities of Africa
About a dozen years ago now, I had an opportunity to work on a project with a young, precocious engineering undergrad at the University of Michigan by the name of Patricia Griffin. Our lives have taken us in different directions over the course of past decade, but we’ve always done a pretty good job of […]
Posted in entrepreneurism, Environment, Uncategorized Also tagged Africa, Base of the Pyramid, bootstrapping, bribery, business philosophy, C.K. Prahalad, career decisions, cashew apples, cashews, consumerism, corruption, culture shock, doing good things with you life, drugs, EcoPost, exciting career opportunities, finance, good MBAs, iCats Fellowship, industrial operations, inspiration, international aid, Kenya, Kiva, KOMAZA, LGT Venture Philanthropy, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Maslow's self-actualization pinnacle, materialism, micro-businesses, micro-financing, Mombasa, mosquito nets, Multidisciplinary Action Plan, Nairobi, opportunity-sensing, Patricia Griffin, pharmaceuticals, poverty, problem-solving, resourcefulness, Ross Business School, Ross School. MBA, SACCO, savings and credit cooperatives, supply chain management, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, turning your life around, Uganda, wealth inequality 15 Comments