Outside In Print weekly sheet
Bob's Almanack
New essays, cartoons, and brief notes from Outside In Print.
I listen to people when they speak and I really hear them. People are interesting.
Note from Bob
This week, small details change how we see a person, a promise, and a difficult choice. Pay attention to what is here before you decide what it means.
New from Outside In Print
Life is a controlled fall
On falling, getting back up, and finding the next foothold.
Nine Driveways
One Foot, Then the Other.
We Don’t Miss
The Long Way Home
What I Had
Over pizza beside a gas station, Syd and Oliver talk about a dollar given to a stranger and how much help is enough.
This Week's Virtue
Humility
Humility begins when you let another person finish. A story can turn on a detail you did not know, and a number can hide the people it leaves out. Speak plainly and admit where the record stops. The pause gives you room to learn before you decide.
Worth Reprinting
Who’s Drinking All the Modelo?
Especial Report
Modelo Especial passed Bud Light in U.S. beer sales in 2023. This essay traces the brand's growth through distribution, marketing, and a change in U.S. rights. The Bud Light boycott affected the timing, but Modelo had been gaining ground for years. We bring it back to look past one headline and see how the shelf changed.
We look around. We live our lives right now. We don’t miss. Life is so beautiful.