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…5 min read·Nov 1, 2018--1--1
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)…9 min read·Apr 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…4 min read·Mar 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…9 min read·Feb 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…4 min read·Dec 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.5 min read·Nov 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…2 min read·Oct 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.3 min read·Oct 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…3 min read·Apr 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.6 min read·Sep 27, 2016----