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Maureen Ogle

Historian. Author. Ranter. Idea Junkie.

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March 23, 2014

What Farmers and Historians Have In Common

March 23, 2014/ Maureen Ogle

Farmers, like historians, are invisible and thus ignored and rarely consulted. Sob.

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A Historian's View, Random musings
February 07, 2014

An Appreciation: Matt Novak, Creator of Paleofuture

February 07, 2014/ Maureen Ogle

But this dog has learned and appreciates new tricks, not least when it comes to doing history for a broad audience. And in that regard, Matt Novak rocks it, man. He rocks it.

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A Historian's View, Random musings
February 05, 2014

On Hoffman and Work

February 05, 2014/ Maureen Ogle

A single fact became clear from those excerpts, a fact that takes us past and beyond, but also explains, the “addiction” narrative: Hoffman was devoted to his work, and he honored that work by working his ass off for years and years.

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Random musings
January 13, 2014

IM: Re-Entry. It Ain't Going Well.

January 13, 2014/ Maureen Ogle

As excuses for laziness, this is probably off-the-charts stupid, to say nothing of whiney and narcissistic.

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Random musings, Internal Memos
January 01, 2014

For 2014: Define "Broken"

January 01, 2014/ Maureen Ogle

Just explain the "broken" part. That's all I'm asking.

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Food [for Thought], Return of legal beer, Random musings
October 26, 2013

According to A Cattle Guy . . . .

October 26, 2013/ Maureen Ogle

A cattle guy by the name of Chuck Jolley gives In Meat We Trust a big ol' thumbs-up. And that's a serious relief. Because my greatest fear is that I've screwed up the facts.

Whew. 

 

 

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Random musings, Food [for Thought]

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Website of Maureen Ogle, author and historian. Books include Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer; In Meat We Trust: An Unexpected History of Carnivore America; and Key West: History of An Island of Dreams.

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