markeggertsen's blog

In my studies as a student of history, I have come to realize more and more of the rich diversity of sources to be used in research. Egyptology uses studies of imagery nearly as often as text, and history in general seems to concern itself a great deal with imagery in order to study things in much the same way a detective from an old, pulpy crime novel might study the contents of a crime scene.  Read More »

"It's it! What is it?!"

So go the most famous lines and the most irreconsilable quandry in all of modern rock's storied history. The line comes from aterna-metal-whatever band Faith No More's HUGE crossover hit, the aptly-titled "Epic," from their 1989 album "The Real Thing." This question has, from a metaphorical perspective, a lot of relevance to this blog.  Read More »

Letter I have written, but not yet sent, to the DM and RD of my Starbucks District. I am currently a VERY disgruntled worker, but still very grateful to have any job at all.

Read on, if you dare:  Read More »

You just can't make this stuff up . . . .

An immortal classic . . . . .

Pure, straight, distilled hilarity . . . . .

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Tonight's blog is dedicated to a band that has shaped a small piece of my life. That band is, for better or worse, Metallica.  Read More »

Where’s my soapbox? Time to pontificate.

Consumers have a huge lesson to learn.

No, the customer is NOT always right. When companies get less micromanaged and greedy, and consumers smarten up a bit on the topic of LIFE, only then will this platitudinal public service nightmare end.  Read More »

I've worked for Starbucks as a barista now for about six months. During my time there, I have been both appalled and also heartened by the working conditions, the co-workers, and the company model.  Read More »

It is becoming more and more difficult for one to live a healthy lifestyle, and, from a very general perspective, I feel this is the result of many factors, a great many of which have been ushered in by the continued corporate takeover of America, and of the world.  Read More »