Modular office design has evolved at a glacial pace since enclosed cubicles became America’s standard-issue workspace in the early 1980s. Today’s cubicles bear an unsettlingly similar resemblance to the cubicles of 25 years ago.
The same cannot be said of modular home design. Sure, factories continue to churn out unimaginative, prefabricated double-wide homes. But a [...]
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As if the American workplace weren’t hostile enough
Posted in Good Times, tagged Cubicle Warfare, John Austin on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We don’t have a book club, but if we did, this month’s selection would be Cubicle Warfare: 101 Office Traps and Pranks. The book’s author, John Austin, once worked as a toy designer for Hasbro. We’re skeptical, if a tad curious, about this one. We’ll give it a read and post a review next month. [...]
Far From the Madding Cube, Part II
Posted in Good Times, tagged Cows, Indiana State Fair, Wishbone on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We love cows, so much so that we swore off eating beef as a New Year’s resolution for 2008 — and we were doing fine until we gave in to the temptation of BBQ beef brisket at Wishbone last weekend (no regrets, by the way — it was moo-licious).
Our cow appreciation falls far short, however, [...]
Far From the Madding Cube, Part I
Posted in Good Times, tagged Hackberry, Tree Farmer, Wingate on July 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We ventured far from our cube farm over the holiday weekend, visiting with friends and family who live on real farms in central Indiana. We always enjoy meeting with farmers, as they spin colorful and informative yarns that we’d never hear inside the Loop.
Pearce, a tree farmer in Wingate, Ind., told us that the hackberry [...]
Here’s Hoping “Staycation” Isn’t Here to Stay
Posted in Good Times, tagged Staycations on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Have you tired yet of this summer’s buzzword: staycation? CC sure has. We’re all for taking advantage of recreational opportunities that are close to home; in fact, we’ll be devoting numerous blog entries to unheralded destinations in and around Chicago. What annoys us are media-created words and phrases that are repeated ad nauseum until they [...]
