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A Tale of Two Citizens

The internet.

1 min readFeb 8, 2021

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John Hofmeister

Estate Planning

I’m gonna lay down my keys and cards, down by the riverside Down by the riverside, down by the riverside I’m gonna lay down my keys and…

2 min readNov 11, 2022

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John Hofmeister

On Reading The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid

He closed the app and set his tablet down, a bit worn out from the torrent of pages he had just sped through and he began wondering why the…

2 min readOct 20, 2022

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On Reading The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid

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John Hofmeister

There are countless stories about the give and take of continuing, ending, or halving remote work…

The office footprint is cheaper and better for bottom lines. But worse for bottoms genneraly, as it keeps people glued to screens, wearing…

2 min readSep 13, 2022

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There are countless stories about the give and take of continuing, ending, or halving remote work…

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John Hofmeister

The Queen Is Dead. Long Live the King.

Countless stories will appear regarding the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II, although there may be a stray algorithm to discover the…

3 min readSep 9, 2022

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The Queen Is Dead. Long Live the King.

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John Hofmeister

Writing When There Is No Assignment

After a career in advertising and marketing, I find my freelance clients drying up. I suppose that has something to do with my age, 70, in…

3 min readSep 8, 2022

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Writing When There Is No Assignment

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John Hofmeister

Christmas of a Baby Boomer Boy

For a guy firmly committed to the destruction of the Santa Claus myth, my old man had a thing for Christmas. It was the one day we could be…

3 min readSep 6, 2022

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Christmas of a Baby Boomer Boy

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John Hofmeister

Hey Donnie, Let’s Catch Up!

Hello Donnie! Does anyone call you Donnie? Like Marie calls her brother Donnie?

3 min readAug 25, 2022

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Hey Donnie, Let’s Catch Up!

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John Hofmeister

Those Damn Coastal Elites!

It has become a meme of sorts on the right — the power and intrusiveness and cultural imposition of those damn coastal elites — you know…

4 min readAug 12, 2022

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Those Damn Coastal Elites!

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John Hofmeister

Ignorance Is Bliss, Widespread, and Deadly

The incredible advances of science and medicine of the last 100 years are having a hard time overcoming the sheer and willful abandoning of…

2 min readAug 8, 2022

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John Hofmeister

John Hofmeister

Aging white guy who loves to read and write. A Democrat since childhood and lover of James Joyce, William Faulkner and the Bard.

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