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Jonathan Make

New job: entrepreneur? Boss: myself.

Until Oct. 1, I’d never worked for myself. I’d always had a boss. My paycheck came from my employer. Except for freelancing during high…

2d ago

New job: entrepreneur? Boss: myself.

2d ago

On the job of being jobless

For those who’ve never lacked for work, one surprising thing I’ve found in my two months and one week of being laid off over the course of…

Oct 8

On the job of being jobless

Oct 8

Farewell (likely), feds

I dreamed this would all happen just a few nights ago. After months of low-key worrying this would happen, I was finally getting laid off…

Oct 1

Farewell (likely), feds

Oct 1

Old-school motoring in the West

My family and I recently drove a few thousand miles around the sometimes vast and vacant expanses of the West with an internal combustion…

Aug 10, 2024

Old-school motoring in the West

Aug 10, 2024

An electric vehicle drive to remember

Coasting into Rawlins, out of electric charge, I started to wonder if this was another one of my quixotic quests. You see, I am a bit of an…

Mar 17, 2024

An electric vehicle drive to remember

Mar 17, 2024

RIP US media as we knew it

Mar 2, 2024

Mar 2, 2024

Keep Austin weird: do offbeat things

Visiting Austin is quickly turning out to be one of the best family vacations. When you consider the few days we have been here and the…

Dec 20, 2023

Keep Austin weird: do offbeat things

Dec 20, 2023

In D.C., 911 can be a joke

“911 is a joke,” Public Enemy rapped, in 1990, in a song of the same name. “I dialed 911 a long time ago.”

Aug 29, 2023

In D.C., 911 can be a joke

Aug 29, 2023

Canine community policing

The Cheyenne Police Department’s best ambassadors to the community may not be human. They have four legs. They can bark, chase, search…

May 12, 2023

Canine community policing

May 12, 2023

Roadside Policing

Imagine you have just been pulled over by the police for a traffic infraction. A typical law-abiding citizen, you are unaware of the safety…

Apr 25, 2023

Roadside Policing

Apr 25, 2023

Jonathan Make

Jonathan Make

I work at USPTO but my views only here. Buff about good journalism, writing, art & culture. Heart my family, pals, and pets.

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