New and Old #136
Friday roundup and commentary
A Clean, Well-Ordered Place, The American Scholar, Steve Yarbrough, October 11, 2023
This is a beautiful essay, and also a fascinating little window into the actual business of grocery stores:
Mr. Williams, who died in 2020 at the age of 82, made it clear at the outset that he would fire you for any one of several transgressions. The first was stealing. I…
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