The Artist
An artist sees the feelings,
such as love, heartbreak,
understanding —
they drip from the tips
of their pen,
flow, from the ends
of their brush,
their hands becoming
extensions of their hearts.
they feel life
in radiant colors
and in words,
they smell life,
they taste it —
consuming it
before it consumes them…
feelings and emotions
taking on an explosive power
that left to fester
would rip their tender
hearts apart,
and drive them mad.
Sears and Craftsman are Stealing Intellectual Property and putting an American Company out of business
New York Times/John Gress - Dan Brown, inventor of the Bionic Wrench (made in the USA), is defending his patent rights against the Max Axess (made in China).
Last Christmas, Sears had a brisk seller in the Bionic Wrench, an award-winning, patented tool with spiffy lime green accents. This holiday season, though, Sears has a special display for its own wrench, in the red and black colors of its house brand, Craftsman.
One customer who recently spotted the new Craftsman tool, called the Max Axess wrench, thought it was an obvious knockoff, right down to the try-me packaging. “I saw it and I said, ‘This is a Bionic Wrench,’ ” recalled Dana Craig, a retiree and tool enthusiast in Massachusetts who alerted the maker of the Bionic Wrench. “It’s a very distinctive tool,” he added.
The tools have one significant difference, Mr. Craig noted. TheBionic Wrench is made in the United States. The Max Axess wrench is made in China.
The shift at Sears from a tool invented and manufactured in the United States to a very similar one made offshore has already led to a loss of American jobs and a brewing patent battle.
Well. How about that.
