Martin GreenblatThe Election of Jair BolsonaroSome American friends have asked me about Jair Bolsonaro and how he got elected President of Brazil. It is more complicated than my…Nov 1, 20181Nov 1, 20181
Martin GreenblatHold My Beer: Brazil v USA[In case you are not familiar with the phrase "Hold My Beer," it is basically a competition of one-upmanship (outdoing your adversary)…Apr 13, 2018Apr 13, 2018
Martin GreenblatThe Real Reason for Easter — an Excuse for CarnavalI was looking back to my archives and realized I had gone too dark. My readers were basically saying, "enough with the brain surgery, who…Mar 29, 2018Mar 29, 2018
Martin GreenblatWhat I learned from Brain Surgery: Shopping Malls are the Center of the UniverseTwo articles ago, I opened the Brain Surgery series with an article on Bad Career Choices. This episode is a partial update, but first let…Feb 1, 2018Feb 1, 2018
Martin GreenblatWhat I learned from Brain Surgery: EmpathySo I believe that after my Most Recent Article I was supposed to write about the Brazilian work experience, but just having suffered the…Dec 15, 2017Dec 15, 2017
Martin GreenblatWhat I Learned from Brain Surgery: The Unavoidable Effects of Early Career DecisionsFor those of you who missed the original post explaining this series, then click Intro Post for a two minute explanation.Nov 7, 2017Nov 7, 2017
Martin GreenblatWhat I Learned from Brain SurgerySo this is actually a true title (you may insert joke here about not having anything to operate on). A year ago I had to have a tumor…Oct 26, 2017Oct 26, 2017
Martin GreenblatConfessions of a Disney SkepticFor those of you that know me, especially my Brazilian friends, you are perhaps aware of my feelings about Disney, at least my smarmy ones.Oct 20, 2017Oct 20, 2017
Martin GreenblatWhat if…..About 18 months ago I wrote a blog about why I was here in Brazil instead of the San Francisco Bay Area. Basically, it explained that I was…Apr 26, 2017Apr 26, 2017
Martin GreenblatBirthday is a Boa Ideia!So last week was my birthday. In general, I don’t really care about my birthday, except I prefer to have them to not having them.Sep 27, 2016Sep 27, 2016