tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66860746391817036372024-02-06T23:12:54.330-05:00Sound Idealismmy take on political economy, music, food, language, cocktails, and cultureJeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-37523703538900129272014-09-08T12:15:00.004-04:002015-07-15T09:46:09.669-04:00DC Concerts: Sept - Oct - Nov 2014Everyone asks me how I keep with upcoming concerts in DC. The answer is simple: scour the websites of reliable venues; know good folks who send invitations to house shows; and pick up the paper every week. Since I go to all that trouble, I will gladly share the spoils with you.<br />
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<br />Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-76385262208050899822014-04-22T09:43:00.000-04:002014-09-07T18:31:18.896-04:00DC Concerts: April to June 2014Everyone asks me how I keep with upcoming concerts in DC. The answer is simple: scour the websites of reliable venues; know good folks who send invitations to house shows; and pick up the paper every week. Since I go to all that trouble, I will gladly share the spoils with you in the form of a regularly-updated list.<br />
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[ <b>EDIT:</b> This list has expired. Please <a href="http://soundidealism.blogspot.com/search/label/DC%20Concerts">click here for the latest list</a>. ]Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-25811676993488032092014-02-10T11:51:00.001-05:002014-06-30T11:09:02.253-04:00DC Concerts: February-March 2014Everyone asks me how I keep with upcoming concerts in DC. The answer is simple: scour the websites of reliable venues; know good folks who send invitations to house shows; and pick up the paper every week. Since I go to all that trouble, I will gladly share the spoils with you in the form of a regularly-updated list.<br />
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[ <b>EDIT:</b> This list has expired. Please <a href="http://soundidealism.blogspot.com/search/label/DC%20Concerts">click here for the latest list</a>. ]Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-91949464665109045912013-11-25T06:24:00.001-05:002014-06-30T11:09:48.313-04:00DC Concerts: Dec. 2013 / Jan. 2014Everyone asks me how I keep with upcoming concerts in DC. The answer is simple: scour the websites of reliable venues; know good folks who send invitations to house shows; and pick up the paper every week. Since I go to all that trouble, I will gladly share the spoils with you in the form of a regularly-updated list.<br />
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Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-42627729065349621262013-09-19T15:20:00.002-04:002013-11-05T13:32:39.611-05:00Take My Advice: Five Principles for Your Job Search<div class="p1">
The Internet is full of advice on how to find a job in a professional field. So are your friends, colleagues, and career counselors. All of that advice all boils down to this: </div>
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<li>figure out what work you want to be doing and can reasonably achieve;</li>
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<li>build a network of professional contacts through informational interviews; and</li>
<li>get those contacts to push your resume when/before job openings arise.</li>
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Simple. Effective. Also, difficult. Slow. Frustrating. Makes you want a magic button to press to make it happen now. Makes you scour the Internet for that magic button. </div>
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I will save you the trouble: there is no magic button. From 6 months in the job search trenches, I have learned that much. I proffer instead 5 basic principles for a sane and successful job search.</div>
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<b>1. Get something current on your resume. Now.</b></div>
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No one will talk you if your plate is empty. Employers think you are a pariah if there is a blank space for your current position. When I returned to Washington, D.C., in March 2013, I already had a gap in my resume. I almost never got to explain this gap until I got something to fill it (with a part-time opportunity in my field that started in July). After that, responses to my resume were more enthusiastic and my interviews were more successful. </blockquote>
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Even if you are waiting tables or waiting out a big life event, volunteer or consult part-time in your field (or on the edges of it). You will be more desirable if you seem already desirable.</blockquote>
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<b>2. Build a deep network.</b></div>
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Advertisements will not get you a jobs; people will. Start your network with people you know and people who have reason to think you are generally competent: friends, colleagues, family, neighbors, and fellow alumni from your school(s). Ask around. Do not be shy. Go to networking events if that works for you. Hold informational interviews and always close by asking for 2-3 further contacts in the field. </blockquote>
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I returned to Washington with a strong existing network of friends and alumni, which I built out through 60+ informational interviews. My networking yielded contacts at the organizations at which I wanted to work; they were glad to push for me at the right moment.</blockquote>
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<b>3. Brush off the failures.</b></div>
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When teenage me asked for advice on dating, someone wise told him that you need to fail nine times to succeed on the tenth. Exponentialize that for a job search during a recession: you need to fail 99 times to succeed on the 100th time. I applied for roughly 30 positions before I started getting results. Be persistent, even in the face of the barrage of failure. Channel your frustrations into something constructive like an artistic, athletic, or intellectual pursuit. For the record, I wrote songs.</blockquote>
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Nevertheless, do not be a dog chasing cars. Do not apply for jobs you that would make you miserable. You will need your strength to battle for positions you care about. </blockquote>
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<b>4. Brush off the platitudes.</b></div>
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People who like you will often pile on the encouragement about your job search. They mean well when they say you will find something soon. They are genuine when they say with your experience you should not have any problems. Being built up, however, also means you may feel worse when your search gets long and complicated. When the ego-boosting is done, shrug off the pleasantries just as you do with the setbacks. Thank your friends and colleagues regardless. They mean well.</blockquote>
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<b>5. Do not get lost in online advice.</b></div>
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Job search blogs and career advice websites love to point out tips and tricks for achieving success. Spending hours trying to process these work-arounds, clever wordings, and self-help strategies will do only one thing: make you miserable -- because your existing, un-wily approach-to-date therefore must explain your failure to date. </blockquote>
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Yes, your cover letter may need some editing, but ask a person, not a website. Friends, family, and career counselors can give feedback that balances the "you can do better" with the "you are already doing well".</blockquote>
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Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-33031216506761761152013-08-21T16:53:00.001-04:002013-12-06T17:03:46.407-05:00What Do You Do?I hear it immediately: the hesitation.<br />
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The eternal Washington, D.C., question hangs in the thick, swampy summer air like a funhouse specter: <b>"what do you do?"</b> The specter follows the underemployed from networking events to backyard barbecues, from baseball games to Saturday nights-on-the-town. It contaminates the water supply, slips through the useless charcoal filter on the overpriced pitcher, and permeates the bodies of all who travel in certain circles. If you stick around long enough, if you do what you do, you parrot it back in perma-loop, second only to "hello" as the interpersonal greeting of choice.<br />
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You are intended to have your response/defense ready for the quick draw: <b>I do something important.</b> I make policy. I break policy. I serve drinks but I intern at somewhere special. I am a student. I have started my own business. I rule a small island nation.<br />
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Unemployment and underemployment pull back your sharp-edged words and your confidence. They put you in a conversational de-militarized zone. Off limits.<br />
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You are not allowed to be looking or uncertain. Not from a place of weakness. If you are -- which we all are at all times in this town, unless we have submitted to stagnation or retirement -- you are not encouraged to admit this to anyone but close friends.<b> D.C. places a palpable stigma on the professionally undead</b>, for they are known to want. They hunger for job leads, contacts, help, insider info, something, anything, please. They email regularly to tell you they still exist.<br />
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So what do I do? I reconsider my career path. I rely heavily on my support network. I write new songs. I visit the museums. I bicycle to Rockville, or to Falls Church, or simply through the National Mall at night. I consider moving to another city. I have lunch with my mother and grandmother. <b>I fantasize about an end to the hesitation. </b>I attend free concerts and outdoor film showings. I interview for jobs. I network extensively. I grab the $5 tickets to the baseball game. I invent new, creative cocktails in my kitchen. This is my life, and I am living it.<br />
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I feel it immediately: the hesitation. The desperation. The embarrassment. The scramble to justify existence for this networking event, this backyard barbecue, this over-loud bar, this self-important city.<br />
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"I am figuring out what comes next," I offer meekly. "So, what do you do?"Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-56036556757115545032013-08-13T14:11:00.002-04:002014-03-11T13:40:49.134-04:00An Employment NarrativeLooking for work is frustrating. The constant quest of long-term <b>underemployment and unemployment is soul-crushing</b>. All too often, we feel compelled to bear this burden in solitude. I say, no longer. Many have followed the same rotten path that I now tread, and it should not be a shameful one. The time has come for me to come forward with my stories.<br />
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Let us begin with a brief summary.
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<li>I left a good government job in the fall of 2011 to pursue a dream: exploring another country with my wife while she completed a fellowship. In the dream, our sojourn to South Africa would be life-affirming and empowering. I would build unique, emerging-market experience while we lived the good ex-pat life. Reality was far less simple.</li>
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<li>In August 2012, I wrote a piece about my professional struggles in South Africa for <a href="http://thebillfold.com/" target="_blank">The Billfold</a>, entitled "<a href="http://thebillfold.com/2012/08/things-ive-learned-while-looking-for-work-in-south-africa/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Things I've Learned While Looking for Work in South Africa</a>." I discussed the perils of South Africa's broken immigration system and the Catch-22 in which I sat: I needed a job to get a work visa, and I needed a work visa to get a job. The piece was published under a pseudonym due to concerns that my frank words might harm my then-pending visa application. I need not have worried.</li>
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<li>I left South Africa in March 2013 in a cloud of frustration. The South African system had failed me. My employer -- and the used-car salesman of an "immigration practitioner" with whom they had set me up -- had let me down. I was done with the bullshine, so I returned to Washington, D.C., to find the next step.</li>
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<li>I promptly spent the next five months on a <b>D.C. roller-coaster of informational interviews</b>, job applications, rejection, and the eternal <a href="http://soundidealism.blogspot.com/2013/08/what-do-you-do.html" target="_blank">so-what-do-you-do</a>. I am not out of the woods yet, but I am on the edge. And from this vantage point I can see the forest through the trees.</li>
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Over the coming weeks I will post a few brief essays about my 2013 job search and what it has taught me. Be warned that I am no guru; I am merely an introspective and curious soul. My frankness in a public setting is designed with a simple message: you are not alone. I am not alone. I look forward to sharing my experience with you.Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-20958735951973579072013-06-10T22:01:00.001-04:002013-07-10T15:02:47.476-04:00Illegal Music Downloading: An Economist's ViewOne year ago, David Lowery (musician of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven fame) wrote a <a href="http://thetrichordist.com/2012/06/18/letter-to-emily-white-at-npr-all-songs-considered/" target="_blank">blog post</a> in which he decried the practice of illegally downloading music. The post proved a subject of great argument that summer, with <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/travis-morrison/hey-dude-from-cracker-im_b_1610557.html" target="_blank">other musicians</a> and tech folks chiming in with surprising intensity.<br />
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I take an economist's view of the issue: if the Internet has brought the market value of recorded music to zero, this constitutes a <b>market failure</b>. In the event of a market failure, an economist would prescribe government intervention. I will briefly describe the problem with illegal downloading and then offer several solutions for government intervention. Finding them lacking, I conclude that only enlightened consumerism will do until governments can better address the problem.<br />
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The demand for recorded music is obviously high. There may be an 'oversupply' of different music online due to the ease of online distribution and to the pull of digital stardom dreams. Songs and albums, however, are highly imperfect substitutes (e.g., Ace of Base vs. John Coltrane) and people should ordinarily be willing to pay more for quality (i.e., what matches their tastes). <br />
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The market failure is precisely that the Internet offers a seemingly boundless supply of digital music for zero/negligible cost in terms of money or time. This leaves the the market value to fall to $0 for some people.<br />
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This failure is problematic because it discourages less-popular artists from making recorded music. If fewer and fewer people are willing to pay for music, artists will receive less and less monetary reward for their output. Even if recording costs themselves are low -- and often they are not -- the costs (in terms of time) to develop and practice good music are not low.<br />
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This does have some good repercussions if less 'bad' music gets recorded, but it also discourages perfectly excellent musicians from pursuing music as anything but an expensive hobby. Moreover, as Lowery states, the profits from 'free' downloading flow away from musicians and toward illegal servers/sites and their ad providers.<br />
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When you get rid of all the emotional window dressing of Lowery's argument (and the economic flourishes of mine), it boils down to this: if we want good artists to continue to make good music in the quantities we desire, <b>a free-download attitude is untenable</b>.<br />
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Assuming we do want good music, someone -- perhaps the government -- needs to correct this market failure.<br />
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<li><b>Penalties</b>/<b>fines for individual music downloaders</b> - We have been through this. <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,96797,00.html" target="_blank">Fining teenagers for downloading</a> does not make us feel good about ourselves.</li>
<li><b>Crackdown on illegal download sites/servers</b> - This needs to be part of the solution. It would be a tough row to hoe, because piracy always seems one step ahead of the law and because it can be tough to separate the illegitimate file sharing from the legitimate. This would also tap into big-picture issues about cross-border law enforcement in a fuzzy-bordered digital world, but that's another story for another time.</li>
<li><b>Crackdown on legitimate businesses linked to illegal downloading</b> - This may also be part of the solution. Most sites are not sharing files for the fun of it, but for the profit it brings. Lowery mentions how Google and other ad providers provide revenue to illegal download sites. If law enforcement could more effectively dissuade these companies from providing ads, this would reduce the supply of illegal downloading. This solution would, however, get into a lot of the same problems of solution 2.</li>
<li><b>Subsidize creation of good music -</b> Private patrons or governments could pay for music/art without an expectation of revenue in return. This already happens in many spaces: local governments providing free concerts in the park, the Kennedy Center offering <a href="http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/" target="_blank">a free performance every day</a>, and European governments sponsoring local artists. This is not enough to sustain an adequate supply of good music, especially recorded music.</li>
<li><b>Appeal to emotion for music consumers </b>- This is what Lowery is doing. Since other solutions are slow-moving and/or incomplete, it seems not unreasonable to ask people who love music to pay for it. If people are willing to boycott companies for their poor labor practices or political funding decisions, perhaps they could boycott (or reduce) illegal downloading in the interests of good music.</li>
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Given that regulators and law enforcement authorities will be slow to enact solutions, for now we should simply be enlightened consumers. Think before you click.</div>
Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-23513687425082135412013-05-31T13:37:00.001-04:002014-05-09T10:57:28.401-04:00Avocado-Fig Smoothie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Come, let us visit Morocco. (Many of you have come this way with me before, but let us go again. You need a vacation.) Morocco will
enchant the visitor. The mesmerizing medinas, the marvelous markets,
the daunting desert, the oracular ocean, the alluring alliteration, the capacity of street vendors
to hassle you in ten different European languages, and so on. When
the visitor needs a break from enchantment, however, the visitor needs to obtain
an Avocado Fig-Smoothie.</div>
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The <b>Avocado-Fig Smoothie </b>is
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5. If too thick, add more milk. Stir with ice to chill.<br />
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Now visit Morocco with your mouth. Please take your friends with you.</div>
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Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-47271809285349234712013-03-29T11:05:00.001-04:002013-08-13T19:11:30.183-04:00The OK Guide to Cape Town: Wine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.kleinezalze.com/">Kleine Zalze</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> - great wine that is also great value wine </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';">–</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> especially the white wines. Laid-back attitude. Open late on Saturdays. Terroir restaurant is here.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.villiera.com/">Villiera</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> - Gorgeous tasting area in a courtyard under oak trees. World-class sparkling wines and great, diverse overall selection.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.peterfalkewines.com/">Peter Falke</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> - stunning farm with a small selection, which you can enjoy whilst lounging in the stunning atmosphere. Open until 7 every day except Monday.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.neilellis.com/">Neil Ellis</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> - sourcing wines from all over the Western Cape to make amazing varietals and world-class blends.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.vergenoegd.co.za/">Vergenoegd</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> - gorgeous Cape Dutch building and gardens that host runner ducks, good cheapies, and great expensive reds varietals.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.ricketybridgewinery.com/">Rickety Bridge</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> - delicious wines with tasting area overlooking the vines. Do not miss the chenin blanc and semillon.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.solms-delta.co.za/">Solms-Delta</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> - great wine farm that also features ethical labor practices and an edifying museum on local history. Try the sparkling Cape Jazz Shiraz.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.labri.co.za/">La Bri Estate</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> - very pretty small farm with our favorite Shiraz.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.lapetiteferme.co.za/">La Petite Ferme</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> - stunningly beautiful wine farm. Incredible white wines. Book for lunch and come early for a free tasting.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Darling</span></i><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Charming little town with great value, high-quality wines.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.grootepost.com/">Groote Post</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.ormonde.co.za/" target="_blank">Ormonde</a></span></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.darlingcellars.co.za/">Darling Cellars</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Hermanus</span></i><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></i><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">/ Hemel en Aarde Valley</span></i><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.creationwines.com/">Creation</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> - incredibly beautiful view over the wine farm. The Syrah Grenache blend was one of our favorite wines in South Africa. The lunch is also famous, and the Chardonnay cheesecake is divine!</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.newtonjohnson.com/">Newton Johnson</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> - famous for its pinot noir, which is a regional specialty (but a tough grape in the rest of the country). Stunning location and home of Heaven restaurant.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.hpf1855.co.za/">Hermanuspietersfontein</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> - famous for their Sauvignon Blancs; the reds are also amazing. Overall one of the best wine farms in South Africa. </span></div>
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This is pure coffee bar. No tea, no snacks, but they really turn out a great
espresso and the crowd is hip and pretty to look at.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Methodist Mission church.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Buitenkant St) </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">- steam-punk coffee palace with huge, atmospheric seating area;
decent nibbles; and servers wearing excellent hats. Great place to work or
people-watch.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="http://www.beanthere.co.za/"><span style="color: blue; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Bean There</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> (58 Wale St) </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">- 'fair trade' coffee roasters with a nice cafe too. If you take
your coffee seriously, so do they. Free cup of joe when you buy a package of
coffee to brew at home.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bread-Milk-and-Honey/112546328783400">Bread
Milk and Honey</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> (10 Spin St) - great, well-priced coffee and
very tasty snacks, especially for breakfast. They can make an proper iced
coffee </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial unicode ms"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">–</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> a rarity in Cape Town. Well-rated but expensive lunch buffet.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Roxy</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial unicode ms"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">s (14 Wandel St) - pleasant dive/diner.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="http://www.kitima.co.za/"><span style="color: blue; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Kitima</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> (Hout Bay) - lovely,
old house with a great cocktail menu. You can order their food from the bar
(see </span><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Restaurants</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">).</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="http://clarkesdining.co.za/"><span style="color: blue; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Clarke</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial unicode ms"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="color: blue; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">s</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> (133 Bree St) </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">- several inventive cocktails make this a good early-evening
stop in town.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="http://www.julep.co.za/"><span style="color: blue; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Julep</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> (Long Street, alley
near Long Street Cafe) -</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> cool, intimate, dark space with solid
cocktail list. Best when they are not playing loud dance music.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Planet Bar (76 Orange
St) </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">- spacy (and spacious) lounge in the Mount Nelson Hotel that offers solid, boozy
cocktails with worldly ingredients. Expensive.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Black Ram
(Tamboerskloof, Corner of Kloof Nek Rd & Burnside Rd) </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">- cool space with a nice but pricy selection of microbrews,
wines, and booze. Very crowded and smoky on weekends. A see-and-be-seen kind of
place, especially for hipster types.</span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="http://www.theorphanage.co.za/"><span style="color: blue; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Orphanage Cocktail Emporium</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> (227 Bree St) - Victorian orphan-themed menu delivers tasty
cocktails with stunning presentation and decent small plates. Pleasantly dark
inside. More tea, Vicar?</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><a href="http://tjingtjing.co.za/">Tjing Tjing Rooftop Bar</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> (165 Longmarket St) - cool vibe with mixed indoor/outdoor
space. Good music, wine, and cocktails. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Good spots for live
music in town include</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><a href="http://www.zulabar.co.za/" target="_blank">Zula Sound Bar</a> and</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WaitingRoomCT" target="_blank">The Waiting Room</a> (Long Street); <a href="https://www.facebook.com/straightnochaserclub" target="_blank">Straight No Chaser</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> for
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spots in Observatory with erratic schedules and talent (Tagore's, Obviouzly Armchair; Obz
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<u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.artscape.co.za/"><span style="color: blue; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Artscape</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #500050; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">, the </span><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.thefugard.com/"><span style="color: blue; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Fugard Theatre</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #500050; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">, and the </span><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.baxter.co.za/"><span style="color: blue; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Baxter Theatre</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #500050; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> generally put on good
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<u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.maynardville.co.za/pages/index.php"><span style="color: blue; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Maynardville Open-Air Theatre</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #500050; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> makes for a great picnic and show in Wynberg during the summer.</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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interesting theatre festivals, especially the free public-art festival </span><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.infectingthecity.com/"><span style="color: blue; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Infecting the City</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #500050; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> (in March).</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Cape Town has a number
of good small galleries and exhibitors. Here are a few favorite spaces in town:</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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small but usually solid)</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stroll along the sea wall, stop as you wish at beaches and saltwater pools</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="text-align: left;">After spending a year in Cape Town, I am proud to present a hand-made list of favorites in food, wine, and beyond:</i></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">The OK Guide to Cape Town</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">There is a lot of good
food in Cape Town. There is a lot of terrible/regrettable/overpriced food in
Cape Town. Choose wisely. It is often advisable to book ahead, especially on
weekends or in high season. Do not expect world-class service in the
less-expensive restaurants.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><span style="background-color: white;">[ Restaurants are listed by neighborhood and then from cheapest to
most expensive. </span><span style="background-color: yellow;">Highlighted restaurants</span><span style="background-color: white;"> are still memorable years later.] </span></span></i><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">In Town:</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="http://www.easternfoodbazaar.co.za/"><span style="color: blue; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Eastern Food Bazaar</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> (96 Longmarket St)</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial unicode ms"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">- cheap and cheerful
"food court" downtown with Middle Eastern, Indian, and Asian food.
Great Indian ice cream. Huge, ridiculous portions. Cool, diverse crowd. Lines
at lunch can be epic.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="http://www.oumeul.co.za/"><span style="color: blue; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Ou Meul Bakery</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> (14 Long St) - great
stop for fresh pies.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="http://clarkesdining.co.za/"><span style="color: #1155cc; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Clarke's</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial unicode ms"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">(133 Bree St) -</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial unicode ms"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">burgers and milkshakes are hip in Cape Town. Clarke</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial unicode ms"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">s is the best of several crowded "American food"
restaurants; better than Hudson's or Royale Eatery. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ceilings, wood tables. Delicious food with stunning presentation. Don</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial unicode ms";">’</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";">t miss the chicken pie.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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international flair. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Great ambiance.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Indian caf</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial unicode ms"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">é</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> with some vibe. Great lassis and solid vegetarian options.
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Ethiopian place off of Long Street. Loud but atmospheric. Come with a large
group and share something spicy.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background-color: yellow;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="http://www.savoycabbage.co.za/"><span style="color: #1155cc; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Savoy Cabbage</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial unicode ms"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><span style="background-color: yellow;">(101 Hout St)</span><span style="background-color: white;"> - some of
the best fine dining in town:</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial unicode ms";"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";">seasonal/organic +
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spot. Hearty portions. Can get noisy at dinner but is generally quiet at lunch.
The deck upstairs is perfect for drinks after work.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Modern South African game-meat dinners. Skip the fish dishes.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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respectable sushi.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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delicious. Waste all afternoon eating sandwiches, pastries, and </span></span><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">macarons</span></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";">. A fully colonial experience. Book ahead.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Portuguese and Mozambican place in Tamboerskloof. Best peri-peri chicken in
town. Seafood curries are incredible.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lunch/brunch spot in Tamboerskloof. Delectable eggs benedict and other treats.
Try the eggs with smoked salmon and coconut bread.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lovely inside and out. In winter they run a glorious lunch buffet that is a
great deal (R55 for a big plate of goodies).</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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South African food and a mean Pimm</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial unicode ms"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">s Cup</span>. <span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Dine on grilled
linefish or fillet medallions. Book ahead.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background-color: yellow;"><u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="http://www.millersthumb.co.za/"><span style="color: #222222; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Miller's Thumb</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial unicode ms"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><span style="background-color: yellow;">(10B Kloof Nek Rd) </span><span style="background-color: white;">-
some of the best fish in town. Menu does not change, but they offer creative
sauces, fresh seafood, and amazing springbok carpaccio. For dessert, try the
poached pear with blue cheese ice cream. No corkage on your first bottle of
wine; genuine good service in Cape Town. One of our favorite spots.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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African food in Oranjezicht. Terrible service though.
Funny hats and whimsical seating available/encouraged. Book ahead.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-58646701848846742512013-03-26T14:22:00.000-04:002016-07-26T11:31:30.079-04:00The OK Guide to Cape Town: Restaurants, Part 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
[ <span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><i>Restaurants are listed by neighborhood and then from cheapest to
most expensive.</i> </span><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Highlighted restaurants</span><span style="background-color: white;"> are still memorable years later.</span></span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";">]</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Observatory, Woodstock, Mowbray, Rondebosch</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="http://www.amadoda.co.za/index.html"><span style="color: blue; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">aMadoda Braai</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> (4 Strand Street, Woodstock) - </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">township braai
experience much closer to town. Not as good as Mzoli</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial unicode ms"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">s though.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Queen of Tarts (213
Lower Main Road) - great stop for dessert and coffee.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="http://www.chaiyomowbray.co.za/"><span style="color: blue; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Chai Yo</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> (65 Durban Road) -
solid Thai food in Mowbray.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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open space for breakfast and lunch. A bit pricy, but they offer high-quality
ingredients and robust portions for sandwiches and salads.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Biscuit Mill. Fun delight for foodies. Good luck getting a reservation. Book ahead.</span><br />
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</span></span><u style="background-color: yellow; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="http://www.thetestkitchen.co.za/index.php"><span style="color: blue; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">The Test Kitchen</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="background-color: yellow;"> (375 Albert Road) </span><span style="background-color: white;">- delightful and charming molecular
gastronomic experience, complete with foams, airs, and deconstruction galore.
Expensive, but great value for one of South Africa</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial unicode ms"; text-indent: -0.25in;">’</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; text-indent: -0.25in;">s best chefs. Good luck getting a reservation. Must book 30 days
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Sea Point / Green Point / Waterfront / Atlantic Peninsula</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="http://www.kitima.co.za/"><span style="background-color: yellow; color: blue;">Kitima</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><span style="background-color: yellow;"> (Hout Bay)</span><span style="background-color: white;"> - excellent
Thai and Pan-Asian menu in a lovely, old house. Wonderfully dim and inviting.
Good value though a bit pricey. Great lounge/bar in the back with a lengthy
cocktail menu and some of the best cocktails in Cape Town. Too bad it's a
long-ish drive home.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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calamari. Nice view of the bay. Skip the meat dishes.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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portions of fresh fish and calamari, mountains of chips, and more for good
prices. Great mix of patrons.</span></span></div>
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Station)</span><span style="background-color: white;"> - sprawling complex offers so many different vibes: English pub, South
African watering hole, beachside picnic, fancy captain</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial unicode ms";">’</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";">s quarters, and Greek island. Call a few days ahead and ask for a table by the water </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial unicode ms";">–</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"> you might just get wet. The fish and chips, the calamari, and
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including fresh seafood throughout the day at this popular neighborhood joint.
Come early. Also, do not miss the bakery around the side for great breads,
florentines, meringues, and pastries.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Township restaurant features hot smoked meats in amazing sauce. BYOB (and
earplugs) to the loud dance party and prepare to meet a cross section of
locals, students, and more. Go for Sunday lunch and show up early.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bakkerij</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> (Stellenbosch) - </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">delightful pastries, bread, and lunches in this gorgeous space, which is tucked in an alley. Check out an evening concert here if you can book a space.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Steenberg wine. Beautiful outdoor space and great wine tasting.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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South African cuisine. Shockingly good, and shockingly good value for the </span><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">a la carte </span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">menu. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Excellent and creative flavor combinations (truffled steak fillet with bacon
foam!) at Kleine Zalze.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the food is still the star, with creative European/African fusion that gets the
balance right. They also make great wines that are very well priced and not
available in town.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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vineyard along with creative, seasonal modern South African food. Do not forget
dessert! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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creative presentation. The Tasting Room brings a full four-hour onslaught,
while the Common Room lets you choose your small plates. Good luck getting a
reservation at The Tasting Room, which you must book 30 days in advance. The
Common Room should be an easier table to grab.</span></span></div>
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Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-67151190742394181812012-09-07T09:59:00.001-04:002012-09-07T09:59:36.983-04:00My Cooking Secret<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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You may have my cooking secret. Go ahead. Take it<b></b>: soy sauce and balsamic vinegar. Together. At the same time. In everything. Can you say "umami"? I can.<br />
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<b>Soy Sauce - Balsamic Vinegar </b><i>(serves always)</i></div>
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soy sauce </div>
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balsamic vinegar </div>
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Need a salad dressing? Do not bother measuring the <i>moutarde de Dijon</i>
and whisking it until you hurt. Combine a splash of soy sauce, a splash of
balsamic vinegar, a pinch of salt and pepper, and the oil of your
choice.<br />
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Need a marinade for your tofu or steak? Toss together equal parts soy and balsamic, some olive oil, garlic, spices and herbs, and you are set.<br />
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Need a dessert? Look elsewhere.</div>
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Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-1638863538198019952012-08-22T07:57:00.003-04:002013-08-13T19:10:01.577-04:00In Support of Honest Cultural Criticism<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dwight Garner recently wrote a piece for the New York Times Magazine in which he makes "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/magazine/a-critic-makes-the-case-for-critics.html" target="_blank">A Critic’s Case for Critics Who Are Actually Critical</a>." Mr. Garner
laments the decline of honest literary criticism. He lambastes the "mass
intellectual suicide" of dispensing with critics altogether. He rails
against the intellectual dishonesty of the uncritical, "solicitous
communalism" of the literary world on Twitter. He criticizes -- with insight and respect.<br />
<br />
Mr. Garner could just as easily be railing against the decline of true criticism in any type of popular culture, especially among young adults. Cantankerous
critical mainstays like <a href="http://pitchfork.com/" target="_blank">Pitchfork</a> and <a href="http://www.avclub.com/" target="_blank">the AV Club</a> keep
chugging along, but most of what passes for criticism among the kids these days
looks more like the invective-laden meanness of <a href="http://www.vice.com/" target="_blank">Vice</a>. In place of honest
criticism, there seems to be a slow onslaught of clever blogs
and scene sites with a surfeit of <b>foaming at the mouth for
mediocre, derivative cultural output</b>.<br />
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There is a growing attitude among young adults that
criticizing someone's favorite song is somehow offensive to the
someone (and the song). We are left with <b>friendly interviews that
read like ad copy</b>. We are fed too many concert recaps written by people
who walked in the venue with their opinions set in stone. (Even my favorite source of new music, <a href="http://www.npr.org/music" target="_blank">NPR Music</a>, puts out positive stories about the carefully-selected music it shares -- criticism only by omission.) This attitude yields writing that declines to grapple with cultural signifiers and thereby fails to enlighten or challenge its audience.<br />
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Members of the Internet generation (precious flowers all) are sharing
more and more original output through social media. If the kids have a hard time criticizing carefully cultivated cultural products, they will struggle mightily to
criticize the work of a real person to their digital face. They will find it even
harder to so with insight and respect. We should not, however, sink into <b>blind
adoration for the second-rate</b>. We should
not waste our time on junk when there is so
much cultural content from across the world at our fingertips. Someone needs to call a spade a spade.<br />
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I have <b>strong opinions about culture</b>. I am not afraid to criticize the
banal, the formulaic, and the dull. I will (generally) do so with respect and insight.
But I am in the minority, and I get far too much scorn for making my opinions known. People sometimes dismiss me as too picky or too pretentious simply for voicing a different approach.<br />
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Honest criticism (in print or in conversation) means rolling up your sleeves and finding a way to engage productively with even the banal, the formulaic, and the dull. To Mr. Garner,<br />
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"[Criticism] means making fine distinctions. It means talking about
ideas, aesthetics and morality as if these things matter (and they do)."</blockquote>
Yes, books and music and film are supposed to be entertaining. They are also
supposed to make you think. To broaden your perspective. To challenge
you. Even if tastes are idiosyncratic -- and they are quite that -- I wonder why so many people like
the narrow, the unthinking, the unchallenging. Perhaps there is not
enough good criticism to direct them elsewhere.</div>
Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-84205620514449652432012-08-20T09:30:00.000-04:002014-03-11T13:45:32.209-04:00Millenials in the Workplace: How To Build a Better Office<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Emily Matchar recently <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-those-spoiled-millennials-will-make-the-workplace-better-for-everyone/2012/08/16/814af692-d5d8-11e1-a0cc-8954acd5f90c_story.html" target="_blank">wrote in the Washington Post about "millennials"</a> (those born between 1982 and 1999) in the American workplace. Ms. Matchar states that educated millennial are seeking "engaging, meaningful, flexible work that doesn’t take over their lives" and are willing to flit from job to job until they find it. She concludes that Generation Y will shake up the workplace with their desire for flexibility, perks, and respect despite their inexperience.<br />
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Does this song sounds familiar? It should. Media commentators and business analysts were <span id="goog_1596136146"></span><a href="http://ibmag.com/Main/Archive/Popular_Perks_A_New_Generation_of_Perks_8811.aspx" target="_blank">singing<span id="goog_1596136147"></span></a> | <a href="http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2000/Feb/HiringGenerationX.htm" target="_blank">the</a> | <a href="http://business.highbeam.com/137912/article-1G1-20828141/extras-xers-want" target="_blank">exact</a> | <a href="http://www.businessknowhow.com/manage/genx.htm" target="_blank">same</a> | <a href="http://www.sla.org/content/Shop/Information/infoonline/2001/feb01/mebeck.cfm" target="_blank">tune</a> about Generation X. Generation X-ers also wanted flexibility, feedback, and performance-based promotions. They wanted lots of vacation. And lots of respect. Why, then, has the workplace not been revolutionized? Why is the Economist publishing columns like "<a href="http://www.economist.com/node/21560546" target="_blank">Generation Xhausted</a>"?<br />
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Inertia is a powerful force. Habits within large companies and organizations change at a frozen molasses pace. Baby boomers still fill the majority of management posts, and may be slow to take on major changes. While some things have changed, the more "radical" perks of
which Ms. Matchar writes (e.g., unlimited paid vacation) seem distant possibilities unless you are
working in a social media start-up. But unless things continue to to change, organizations will have to endure millennials leaving for where the grass is greener.<br />
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Radical perks may not be necessary to build a millennial-friendly workplace. But they are often easier than creating a good office. Instead, I offer seven difficult ways to build a better office.<br />
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<li>
<b>No culture of overworking. </b>I want to be challenged. I
will go the extra mile when necessary. But I do
not want to be beat down with a 12-hour, soul-sucking slog five (or six!) times a week. You cannot possibly have a fire drill every day unless you are a fire fighter. Please hire more people instead of overworking your staff. I would rather earn less to work a shorter week.</li>
<li><b>Flexible work times and work. </b>You do not need me to be at work
at 6:45 a.m. every day. I would much prefer to arrive there at a time that works better for
me -- say, 9:00 a.m. or 9:30 a.m.. If there is an early meeting, I will go. If I have
to stay late to finish up, I will stay. Please let me work from my home regularly as well. That way I do not have to change out of my pajamas. </li>
<li><b>Flexibility about human capital. </b>Keep giving me interesting work.
If you do not have any, lend me to the office next door for a
short-term project or two. Organizations' budgets should allow for
cross-unit cost-sharing; this will enable managers to share employees rather than firing (or running short-handed) when the work-stream shifts. <i>[Small organizations may be less well-equipped to handle this.] </i></li>
<li><b>No turf wars and no bad bosses.</b> Stop fighting over work-streams
with the neighboring office. Do not let personalities and hang-ups get
in the way of doing good work. Stop promoting people who are incompetent -- I do not care who he knew if he cannot manage his way out of a shoe box. Start collaborating more; share your good idea rather than hiding it. I will start by sharing my idea: no turf wars and no bad bosses.</li>
<li><b>Vacations without guilt. </b>I like to travel. I like to save my vacation time up for two- to four-week trips. I will ask in advance so you can plan around me. Please do not make me feel guilty for having a holiday. Also, please give me more vacation time; I will be more productive when I can take a day off every now and then without needing to be sick.</li>
<li><b>Break down hierarchies.</b> I have great ideas. Do not ignore my insight because I am young. I have ambitions. If I am doing excellent work, do not expect me to wait and wait and wait for a promotion or a leap in responsibilities. I am impatient. Show me that the organization is responding, or I may leap elsewhere. Did I mention that I am impatient? I am impatient.</li>
<li><b>Dress code only when it counts. </b>I enjoy wearing suits, but not everyone does. If there is no big meeting, we do not have to be dressed as old-time bellhops. Do not stress about it as long as people look presentable. </li>
</ol>
Like many other millennials, I want to enjoy work. I want to solve interesting problems, collaborate with intelligent people, and do good things. I just do not want to have to suffer rigidity, long hours, bad leadership, and unproductive in-fighting to do it. Are my needs self-indulgent? Perhaps, but -- as the kids say -- you only live once.</div>
Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-57948295878659268432012-08-17T11:19:00.002-04:002014-03-11T13:50:35.797-04:00Elections and Music: Paul Ryan's Rage (Against The Machine) Problem<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Representative Paul Ryan, the young, conservative firebrand, is all over the news in the United States. Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican candidate for the 2012 U.S. Presidential election, seemed to see in himself a <b>personality deficit that was estranging him </b>from voters. He chose Rep. Ryan to energize his flagging campaign -- and the socially and fiscally conservative Republican base.<br />
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The campaign has wasted no time in playing up Rep. Ryan's personality surplus. The campaign has been feeding to the story-hungry media <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/13/us/politics/family-faith-and-politics-describe-life-of-paul-ryan.html?_r=3&pagewanted=all" target="_blank">the little details about Rep. Ryan</a> designed to scream <b>"young, hip, and mildly attractive (but in a safe way, </b>unlike that scalawag Obama)": former Catholic altar boy; former prom king; works out really hard; go-getter; hometown hero; and big fan of the hard rock band Rage Against The Machine. He's just like you, Generations X and Y and Z -- he likes dangerous hard rock (and small government)!<br />
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Careful observers, however, may note slight differences between Rep. Ryan's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ryan#Political_positions" target="_blank">political views</a> and the political views expressed by Rage Against The Machine (RATM). In general, RATM is as far left as Rep. Ryan is far right. For example:<br />
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Noting this contrast, RATM guitarist Tom Morello, never a shy violet about politics, went so far as to write a <b>hilariously scathing opinion piece </b>for <i>Rolling Stone</i>, entitled "<a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-morello-paul-ryan-is-the-embodiment-of-the-machine-our-music-rages-against-20120816" target="_blank">Paul Ryan Is the Embodiment of the Machine Our Music Rages Against</a>."<br />
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American politicians have often abused pop culture touchstones in their electoral battles. Indeed, the Republican party has a rich history (pun intended), <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/16/politics/music-in-campaigns/index.html" target="_blank">which CNN has captured</a>, of seeking to <b>co-opt pop/rock culture from musicians </b>who are not terribly happy about being co-opted. The shining example is Ronald Reagan's campaign choosing Bruce Springsteen's "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIekamBDiAw" target="_blank">Born in the USA</a>" as the theme song for President Reagan's 1984 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAqE_GxsqMo" target="_blank">reelection walk-in-the-park</a>. Mr. Springsteen was one of the biggest rock stars in the country, so it seemed wise to associate his clout with President Reagan's image. The Reagan campaign, however, neglected to review the song's lyrics, which describe in haunting, resonant detail how the United States government had failed its Vietnam War veterans (and other citizens). The campaign also forgot to ask Mr. Springsteen, who later publicly requested that the campaign stop using his song. Perhaps they should have simply returned to the old American practice of writing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_song" target="_blank">original campaign songs</a> instead. <br />
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Political campaigns tread on thin ice when they seek to import "real person" pop culture credibility. Even if RATM may be Rep. Ryan's favorite band, he would been better off simply remaining quiet. (If he had to pick someone, he should have instead chosen <a href="http://www.theblaze.com/stories/there-really-is-a-guitar-throttled-rock-song-about-the-days-that-reagan-ruled/" target="_blank">new, hip conservative band Madison Rising</a>.)</div>
Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-62054717959834043802012-08-15T17:08:00.000-04:002012-08-15T17:08:57.992-04:00Idiot's Recipe: Acorn Sqash Dessert<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Acorn squash is nutritious, delicious, and makes the perfect dessert. Acorn squash is one of my favorite parts of winter. Even if you are an idiot, you can succeed at making an amazing <b>Idiot's Acorn Squash Dessert</b>. Except if you are in Cape Town and no one seems to have it anywhere. Wistfully I share with you my dead-easy recipe, which I have written to emulate how I would have liked recipes to read when I first started cooking: <br />
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<b>Idiot's Acorn Squash Dessert</b><i> (serves 2)</i><br />
one (1) acorn squash<br />
two lumps of brown sugar<br />
some aluminum foil<br />
some vegetable oil<br />
some butter or else olive oil<br />
a baking sheet</blockquote>
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1. Obtain squash from farmer's market, store, or other squash-obtaining location. Pick out a good one. You will know which one to pick for it will call your name. <b>Hold them up to your ear </b>one by one. Do you hear it? If not, find one that is not too light; not too big; and both green and orange in color. Call its name. It will answer. <i>(Note: This may involve an exchange of money, so bring your wallet or other money-conveyance mechanism.)</i><br />
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2. Regard squash quizzically. Marvel at its compact deliciousness. Ponder how it might have been the ball for a very <b>strange ancient sport</b>. Invent this sport. Play this sport. Be careful not to drop the squash -- at least not on the cat. Again.<br />
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3. Set your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit, or 200 Celsius. Choose one. If your oven measures temperature in kelvin, you may be <b>in the science lab</b>; go home and start your cooking there. <i>(Speaking of ovens -- you do have an oven, right? I know, I know -- I did not list it in the ingredients section, so you might not have thought to pick one up at the store. In a pinch, visit a neighbor's house and borrow their oven.)</i><br />
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4. Cut the squash in half. This ordinarily requires the use of a sharp knife and the application of a modicum of force. Take appropriate safety precautions (e.g., safety goggles; <b>chain-mail gloves; </b>and finding someone else to do it).<br />
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5. Remove seeds from squash. Place them in a bowl. Blindfold a young cousin. Tell him you are <b>growing alien organs in your spare time </b>for fun and profit. Stick his hand in the bowl. Share the amusement with the entire family. <br />
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6. Coat the cleaned squash halves with some vegetable oil. The insides of the squash. <b>The fleshy bit. </b>Not the outside. You do not want to eat that. Okay, fine, I will speak for myself on that one.<br />
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7. Place squash halves cut side down on the aluminum foil. Place this foil on your baking sheet.<i> (What is that? You say you do not have a baking sheet? But I listed it in the ingred-- okay, fine, fine. Just triple up on the foil and proceed.) </i><br />
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8. The oven <b>should be hot by now, </b>unless you forgot to turn it on.<i> (If you forgot to turn, repeat step 4. But do not accidentally get so caught up in following the steps that you cut the squash into quarters and perhaps even remove seeds that do not exist.) </i>Put the baking sheet (or triple-layered foil) into the oven. <br />
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9. Let things sit for thirty (30) minutes. Take a quick nap during this time <i>(set an alarm!) </i>or prepare the rest of your dinner, which I assume you will be <b>heating up in the microwave</b>.<br />
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10. Check on the squash. Do not be scared. It is not that hard to do. Please calm down. I will tell you exactly what to look for. Remove the baking sheet/foil/squash combo from the oven, preferably using oven mitts or a folded towel or <b>a high tolerance for pain</b>. Take a fork<i> (you do have a fork, right? I did not list that in the ingredients section either.) </i>and stick in the squash flesh. If the fork goes all the way through with relative ease, move on to step 11. If not, put the sheet/foil/squash back in the oven.<i> (Alternately, lose your cool and forget the whole thing.)</i><br />
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11. Place squash halves flesh side-up back on the foil/sheet. Put a generous dab of butter (or a tsp or so of olive oil) in each half. Rub it around with your hands to coat the flesh. <i>(Ouch! I should have told you to use a spoon to rub it, but I was <b>feeling vindictive after we went through all the yelling </b>about checking on the squash. I know that is not the right answer. But I have feelings too. Fine. Be angry. I will just wait here while the squash gets cold. Okay then.) </i><br />
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12. Put a lump of brown sugar in each half. Rub it around -- yes, with a spoon this time -- until it gets melty. <i>(Yes, melty is a technical cooking term. What would you know anyway?!)</i><br />
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13. Place squash back in oven, using the foil and/or baking sheet in the manner that you have used it throughout the recipe. <i>(No, not as a funny hat!) </i>Bake for a few minutes. What is that? How many is a few? A few is a few is a few. Okay, 3.72 minutes exactly. Or else <b>it will explode.</b><br />
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14. Remove from oven. Eat, preferably using a spoon.<br />
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15. Recoil in pain because you did not let the squash cool down. Drink cold water while you let the squash cool down.<br />
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16. Eat again, this time with great gusto and excessive "yum"-type noise-making.<br />
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<b>[ Next time on "Idiot's Recipe": </b>oh, let's just eat out. ] </div>
Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-83686556078529043802012-08-14T17:28:00.004-04:002013-08-13T19:07:04.578-04:00Nostalgia for the Bad Old Days: The National Party and Beyond<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ivo Vegter wrote a compelling opinion piece for today's <i>Daily Maverick</i> that deflates "<a href="http://dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2012-08-14-the-myth-of-the-competent-apartheid-government" target="_blank">The Myth of the Competent Apartheid Government</a>." In the midst of the post-freedom struggles of the African National Congress (ANC) with crony capitalism and corruption, some (mostly white) South Africans have started looking back with nostalgia to the bad old National Party (NP) days as not quite so bad. Mr. Vegter points out that the NP was even worse (and more than just a bit racist):<br />
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<i>The ANC of today is no more corrupt than the old NP. It is not less
competent, no matter how different it might appear to whites who only
noticed their own preferential treatment under apartheid, but now live
as equals with their fellow South Africans. It is not more inefficient,
either. The only difference is that the ANC’s problem is 10 times
larger: it promised to provide a better life for all, not just some.</i></blockquote>
The NP economic dream only felt dreamy for the 10% who benefited. <b>Protectionism and other unwise state meddling </b>in the market created a giant patronage machine for the whites -- and hurt economic growth. The economy, Mr. Vegter asserts, suffered greatly compared to
what a free (and educated and efficiently run) South Africa could have yielded. Heavy-handed economic planning resulted in a loss -- and a loss is precisely what post-apartheid South Africa is headed for under the ANC, warns Mr. Vegter. (His brief solutions ring a bit hollow and libertarian, but you might be hollow and libertarian yourself after thinking too much about the NP and ANC governments.)<br />
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In South Africa, whites are not the only ones nostalgic for
the apartheid era. A recent study by Leslie Bank and Clifford Mabhena, "<a href="http://www.fhiser.org.za/files/publications/file/Matanzima1.pdf" target="_blank">Bring Back Kaiser Matanzima: Communal Land, Traditional Leaders, and the Politics of Nostalgia</a>"
(2011), examined the nostalgia exhibited by many rural blacks in the
Transkei for the rule of Kaiser Matanzima. Bank and Mabhena cite <b>Kaiser
Matanzima </b>as "<a href="http://www.fhiser.org.za/-1334824070" target="_blank">the ultimate apartheid sell-out and despot</a>," but recognize the powerful sense of security created by his patronage system; the greater ability of men to find work as migrant laborers; and other socio-cultural factors. The people of the Transkei get more (budget constraint-wise) under the ANC when you look at schools, roads, clinics, and government grants. Nevertheless, many still think that life was better under Kaiser Matanzima because the ANC is linked with an erosion of community life and agriculture. Bank and Mabhena conclude that "the politics of nostalgia is essentially
a response to social exclusion and the difficulties people face in
connecting with the state and to each other."<br />
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Nostalgia for the bad old days is <b>hardly unique to South Africa. </b>It seems to pop up wherever there are big serious governmental changes that result in big serious economic and/or social upheaval. Look at Serbia after Milosevic, Russia under Yeltsin, or interwar Germany. The list will only grow as the Arab Spring turns to economic winter: Egypt after Mubarak; Libya after Gaddafi; and Tunisia after Ben Ali. Once the mooring of authoritarianism (or patronage) rots away, the state no longer provides certainty. The people (or privileged groups) lose their
sense of security. When faced with the present pain of tough economic times or bad new governments, the people seem to forget about the pain of yesteryear.<br />
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If people forget why the bad old days were so bad, however, they risk ending up with a future that is even worse: look at what happened to post-1933 Germany and Russia under Putin. (Serbia is doing relatively okay so far.) South Africa should take care to avoid distorting the past, or all of the socio-political baggage will stand in the way of the right path forward.</div>
Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-56374237093462071452012-08-10T07:12:00.001-04:002013-11-25T06:21:57.829-05:00South African English: Now, Now, NOW<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As Nelson Mandela once allegedly said, "<span class="huge">if you talk to
a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him
in his language, that goes to his heart." I am going for the jugular with this week’s </span><a href="http://soundidealism.blogspot.com/search/label/south%20african%20english">South
African English</a> post. <br />
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<b>“Now”</b><br />
Americans often have a knack for being overly precise about time and
timeliness, especially in business situations. As every
career-advancement-for-dummies book tells you, "if you are early, you are
on time; if you are on time, you are late." South Africans have a much
different sense of time and timeliness that comes to bear in a bewildering way:
"now" does not actually mean "now."<br />
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I brought my car into the mechanic the other month. They promised to send a
driver to take me to the garage to pick up my car, which proved to be easier
said than done:<br />
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<i>Mechanic: </i>Our driver is
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<i>Me: </i>Great. I will go out
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<i> Me: </i>Where is the driver? I have been waiting for
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<i>Mechanic: </i>He will be there just
now.</div>
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<i>Me:</i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> You said he was leaving</span> thirty minutes ago?!</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mechanic:</i>
He left just now.</div>
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[twenty minutes
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<i> Mechanic: </i>The driver got
lost and came back to the garage. He is leaving again now now.</div>
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The driver has yet to arrive. I
have been on foot and bicycle ever since. But I learned valuable lessons about time
and urgency.</div>
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<b>"Now now" </b>conveys urgency. It means
“right now at this very moment.” In practice, however, it tells you to lay off
the urgency, bru, and that you will get my attention when I please.</div>
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<i>Waitron: </i>I will bring the menu now
now.</div>
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[ <i>Translation: </i>I might come back in
5 minutes. I might not! Only time will tell. I hope you are not particularly hungry. ]</div>
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<b>"Just now" </b>conveys mild hurry. (<i>For
you foodies out there, mild hurry is a type of traditional <a href="http://www.my-easy-cooking.com/2008/06/cape-malay-curry.html" target="_blank">Cape Malay hurry</a>. It is rich in flavor but
not too hot. Takes forever to make though.</i>)<i> </i>It means "in a moment" or "a moment
ago." In practice, it tells you to chill out, boss, relax, you can have a seat,
I have other things to do.</div>
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<i>Friend:</i> I parked the car just now. I
will be at the club just now. </div>
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[ <i>Translation: </i>I am still at home in
my pajamas.]</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/jane-alexander" target="_blank">Settle down, boys. The doctor will be with you just now.</a></td></tr>
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<b>"Now" </b>conveys deliberateness. It means "sometime
soon." In practice, it tells you to go take a hike, no, really, do it, you will
enjoy the fresh air, I will not be acting any time soon, plus the weather
is fickle here in winter so you must enjoy the sunshine while it lasts.</div>
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<i>Business colleague: </i>I will call you
back now.</div>
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[ <i>Translation: </i>You are low on my
list of things to do. If I do not get to you in the next hour, I will go on
leave for a week, but I will not mention this. You will have to find that out on
your own. ]</div>
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<b>"Later" </b>is not used in practice. If
it were, I imagine it would mean "when Hades freezes over." In practice, it
would tell you where you can stick it.</div>
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<i>Capetonian Acquaintance: </i>I hate to cancel
our dinner plans tonight but my goldfish is sick. <a href="http://soundidealism.blogspot.com/2012/07/south-african-english-you-must.html">We
must</a> reschedule later. I swear on my mother’s grave.</div>
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[ <i>Translation: </i>I do not like you. I never should have agreed to have dinner with you, but I was too
polite to turn the invitation down. I would rather sit at home alone. Also, I do not have a goldfish and my mother is alive and well. ] </div>
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<b>"Eventually" </b>is also not used in practice, but South African politicians <a href="http://soundidealism.blogspot.com/2012/07/south-african-english-you-must.html">must</a> begin incorporating it in their rhetoric to improve transparency:</div>
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<i>Politician: </i>We will stamp out corruption in South Africa eventually. </div>
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[ <i>Translation: </i>Keep up those <a href="http://www.amandlapublishers.co.za/home-page/308">service delivery protests</a>. ]</div>
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I have practiced my South African language on time
and timeliness over the past few weeks. I am getting to be quite
the professional. Here, look: I made fun of Capetonian standoffishness just now. I will
finish writing this blog post now now and will publish it just now. I will read
your comments now, think about them later, and respond to them eventually. </div>
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Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-21633861870715777992012-08-09T15:38:00.000-04:002013-09-19T17:47:06.135-04:00Things I’ve Learned While Looking For Work In South Africa<i>(originally published by <a href="http://thebillfold.com/" target="_blank">The Billfold</a> under the pseudonym Alex Okay)</i><br />
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I am 30 years old. I have a no-nonsense Master’s degree in economic development and five years of full-time, well-compensated work experience in my field. I have excellent transferable skills—reading, writing, arithmetic—and sparkling references. But I have spent the last six months in a strange country, scratching and clawing for something to do while eagerly awaiting a deus ex machina to vanquish my unemployment roadblock: getting legal permission to work.</blockquote>
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Read <a href="http://thebillfold.com/2012/08/things-ive-learned-while-looking-for-work-in-south-africa/" target="_blank">the rest here</a>.Jeff Okayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929652997584721797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686074639181703637.post-75799480249562070632012-08-07T17:05:00.003-04:002014-03-11T13:39:58.071-04:00Pop Gems: Papas Fritas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span lang="NO-BOK">Papas
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Three non-ironic scruffs present simple, unadulterated pop
with an appreciation for Sixties and Seventies sunshine – with cheesiness
relatively restrained (unless you watch the videos).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The songs come off a little light sometimes, but
they deploy masterful repetition and surprisingly tight arrangements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It helps that the band is not afraid
to write a killer bass line or to toss off a feedback-drenched solo when necessary. I am enjoying their sunshine on this cold Cape Town evening.</div>
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"Afterall" from <i>Papas Fritas</i></div>
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"Hey Hey You Say" from <i>Helioself</i></div>
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"Holiday" from <i>Papas Fritas</i></div>
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