Archive for March, 2004

Fast Food Nation - UPDATE

Posted on March 7th, 2004 in My Perfect World. 4 comments.

In a prevous entry, I mentioned starting on the book Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser. After looking at fast food employment practices (no skills + low wages + high turnover = disposable employees), Mr. Schlosser then turned to the companies supplying the fast food restaurants. I guess it wasn’t surprising to learn that [...]

No Apologies Here

Posted on March 7th, 2004 in Amusements. 1 comment.

I confess - it was me who knocked that bottle of vinegar off the shelf in Fred Meyer on Saturday. At first I was a bit embarrassed, then somewat remorseful. (Especially to the guy I tracked down to clean up the mess) After about 5 minutes of walking around the store I started to notice [...]