My grandfather was Edward Grady Partin Senior. In the 1950’s and 60’s, he ran the Baton Rouge Teamsters Union. He and the national teamster leader, Jimmy Hoffa, plotted to assassinate Kennedy, and his testimony sent Hoffa to prison. I need to share his story, in order to tell another story.
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You get what you give in Varanasi India
/in Uncategorized /by jasonpartinThe Lonely Planet guide to India, the gold-standard of travel guides, a bible for budget backpackers, and usually a kind voice encouraging you to travel without judgement, said this about Varanasi India:
Varanasi tested my patience, humor, and immune system more than anywhere in the world, yet remains one of my favorite memories of a trip across Nepal and India.
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Van Halen, Brown M&Ms, and Quality Assurance
/in Design and Manufacturing, EU-MDR, Medical Devices, Risk Management /by jasonpartinIn the 1980’s, the rock-band Van Halen caused $85,000 damage to their dressing room after finding brown M&M’s in their bowl of “munchies” before a concert. The facts behind that story can help medical-device companies become more efficient and pass any FDA or ISO Quality-System audit. This article shows you how, with the lead singer of Van Halen, David Lee Roth, as your guide.
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The risk of being biased
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Chapter 2, I began walking up the Himalaya Mountains
/in Uncategorized /by jasonpartinNature is my church, and I felt like I was in heaven within a half hour of walking uphill from the trailhead in Besi Sahar. I had left the smog and car horns of 2 million people in Kathmandu, and had arrived in a secluded, rural area with neither a person in sight nor an automobile within hearing distance.
Read moreIntroduction, June 5th, 2020
/in Uncategorized /by jasonpartinTo help you understand where I’m trying to take this story, I’ll start with my bio.
Read moreChapter 1, I arrived in Khathmandu
/in Uncategorized /by jasonpartinI arrived in Kathmandu without a computer, phone, or hotel reservation. My goal was to spend three months offline, immersed in new experiences. I’d complete my journey by returning to my home in San Diego, and deciding whether or not to have surgery.
Read moreA Partin History
/in Uncategorized /by jasonpartinMy grandfather was Edward Grady Partin Senior. In the 1950’s and 60’s, he ran the Baton Rouge Teamsters Union. He and the national teamster leader, Jimmy Hoffa, plotted to assassinate Kennedy, and his testimony sent Hoffa to prison. I need to share his story, in order to tell another story.
Read moreWendy’s Angel
/in Uncategorized /by jasonpartinIn 2019, I answered my phone and learned that my mother was dying 3,000 miles away.
Read more1980 Rumors Too
/in Uncategorized /by jasonpartinI began writing a memoir, and I wrote the first true sentence I remembered as a child: Stevie Nicks was fine. (work in progress)
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Read moreThe War on Drugs
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Read morePrologue – OLD VERSION
/in Uncategorized /by jasonpartinBefore the pandemic, I was writing a memoir about my time in high school. It began:
“The two FBI agents at my grandfather’s funeral asked us what we knew about the president’s assassination, and where Hoffa was buried.”
Read moreThe Plaintiff and the Defendant
/in Uncategorized /by jasonpartinThe 1980’s a confusing time for my eight year old self. Fortunately, court records from the Louisiana 10th judicial parish give a more concise story. In 2019, I could read the court’s version of truth. I assumed the court records on the internet haven’t been altered, and this is what they had to say about my life in 1980.
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