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Wednesday, 22 February 2006
The Rose and the Machine (aka The Rose Machine)
Well my leisure time as an unemployed bum is now at an end. Today I began work at greenhouse. Apparently 45-50 hours a week will be the average except for the 'busy' seasons (damn you mother's day!). Two things struck me today. When I first arrived at work I was immediately taken back to the A-Team episode where the Team is somewhere in California and they happen upon a farm where the workers (of course all are hispanic) are being grossly mistreated. At some point in the episode Hannibal spokes some great communist rhetoric to rouse their spirits. I am not saying that I work for the same kind of operation (otherwise I would have to go B.A. Baracus on them; complete with welding something awesome) but that this type of work attracts the same segment of society. I suppose I will have a chance to reflect on all my pompous marxist ramblings.
The second thing that struck me, which is perhaps my first "marxist" reflection, is that I work for a greenhouse that grows only roses. This greenhouse is fully set-up to “produce” roses as an assembly line factory. I find the image of the rose and the machine intriguing. I'll have to sleep on it. Anyway, its good to some bucks coming my way.

Posted by indie/faith at 7:11 PM EST
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Thursday, 23 February 2006 - 7:08 AM EST

Name: johnny
Home Page: http://standardrant.blogspot.com

hey, good to hear you've got something going. i can't really picture you working at a place like this though. it's just funny is all. good on ya!

Thursday, 23 February 2006 - 6:08 PM EST

Name: Joel

Don't these tillers of the land know about crop rotation? You can't grow the same thing over and over, lest the soil be drained of specific nutrients (assuming there is soil in this factory). So when you organize all the workers into an anti-authoritarian cabal, don't kill the owners. Rather, plant canola, the peace plant.

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