Monthly Archives: September 2021

40 Hour Week

Posted on September 6, 2021 by vanbraman

This Labor Day I have been thinking about the 40 hour week and will share a few thoughts. The first is that my great grandfather most probably worked for the first large US company to implement the 40 hour week. … Continue reading →

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Tomato Time

Posted on September 5, 2021 by vanbraman

Here in the Central Valley it is tomato time. As I drove to church services this morning I passed a place where a truck made a bad turn and dropped tomatoes on the road. Thankfully they were mainly on the … Continue reading →

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