Archive - straightupjac

show me the incentives

capitalism doesn’t care about your values. it cares about what you're willing to pay for.

Jul 3 •

June 2025

pottery and dandelions

what I learned from my first few months of pottery

Jun 19 •

lessons from hosting

what I've learned from hosting intentional gatherings

Jun 5 •

May 2025

how I became a cat lady

May 22 •

To Build a Home

Strong families, like strong organizations, don’t just happen. They’re built.

May 8 •

April 2025

what does playing to win mean to me

Apr 10 •

March 2025

Life in the Margins

If the margins are where most of life happens, then paying attention to them is the closest thing to truly living.

Mar 13 •

February 2025

lessons from a quarter century

twenty five lessons from my first twenty five years of life

Feb 27 •

AI stands for Artificial Insemination

Feb 10 •

January 2025

Argentina's complex currency and how a parallel money market emerged from economic instability and hyper inflation

Jan 30 •

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