Several years ago I went through a phase of collecting brass (and sometimes bronze) statues from antique and thrift stores. Through working for a company that distributed electronic components, I learned that the price of copper had gone up quite a bit (brass contains both copper and zinc.) This was often a factor in the […]
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The Card in the Coin Return
The Card in the Coin Return Hey silly rabbit in the bottomless top hat. Caught in the rat race? Do you ever feel like a pasty pale mouse trapped dead center square tic-tac-dough in a cat’s game stalemate? just mod-mod-modular cube maze bait right smack-dab in the middle of your cell pad wanna run, make […]
How to Recognize the Signs That You Work For a Corporate Cult (and Still Enjoy the Free Snacks!)
Note: This article originally appeared in Force Fields Magazine on June 28, 2014 There’s a mildly disturbing trend that’s been developing over the last decade or two. Many corporations are becoming more like cults insofar as the indoctrination, motivational, and recruitment methods they employ on their workers. I’ve personally encountered this first hand through working […]