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Alex Wexler enjoyed working construction. He was not an expert in the field but he jumped in when his Dad had to go on dialysis. Alex had gone to The University of Wisconsin and received his degree in Philosophy. He remembered the day of his commencement when his Dad gently asked him a very serious question ‘’Son, now that you’ve graduated, do you have any idea what you want to do with your life?’’

It was a question that followed Alex around for a long time. When he started working for a Media/PR firm they thought he would be able to provide useful thoughts on the moral implications of different campaigns they were conducting for corporate clients. When he consistently pointed out the negatives and the subterfuge, he was ‘’released from his contractual obligations.’’

When he took a position at a publishing house editing technical manuals, he thought he was going to completely lose his mind because of the boredom. He stayed for a year and moved on to a job with the Government. He was hired by the Internal Revenue Service to call people who had filed their taxes and were now being audited. He was tasked with setting up appointments for the very nervous people who answered his calls. Things were easy breezy, but Alex was once again suffering from extreme boredom.

It was during a late night call with his Mom that he found out about his Dad having to change his life around because of his…