A future at Wal-Mart may sound a less-than-stellar prospect, but it's a whole lot better than no future at all.

There have been tours where we hit a different Wal-Mart almost every night.

Merchandise from Wal-Mart has become as ubiquitous as the water supply. Yet, still, the company is rebuked and reviled by anyone claiming a social conscience and is lambasted by legislators as if its bad behavior places it somewhere between investment bankers and the Taliban.

The butcher, baker, and candlestick maker have been around a lot longer than supermarkets and Wal-Mart.

What's Walmart, do they sell like wall stuff?

Wal-mart... do they like make walls there?