Happy Labor Day.

Today we celebrate Labor Day. Ever wonder why there's no federal holiday for Management Day? There are 364 days remaining  in the year dedicated to that. 

Woodrow Wilson, as president of Princeton University had said: "We want one class of persons to have a liberal education, and we want another class of persons, a very much larger class, of necessity, in every society, to forgo the privileges of a liberal education and fit themselves to perform specific difficult manual tasks."— Woodrow Wilson 

He was talking about class and divide and the need to sustain it through a two tier educational system. Haven't we had fun with that? 

Today I'm managing my own labor, as I do most days. I'm preparing boxes for assembly by milling slots for barbed hinges to fit. 

The idea of separating the labors of the hands from the labors of mind is not reasonable. It's a fool's errand intended to divide us into classes and hierarchy. We do best as a society when we recognize the intelligence involved in artistry and labor, and afford each person the dignity their work deserves. 

The photo shows a few box lids moving toward the assembly process. The grooves cut in the lids and sides are for barbed hinges to fit. As part of my own management process, I made a machine to assist.

Make, fix and create.