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Echoes of My Past
One of the interesting things about going to estate sales is trying to figure out what the sellers did with their lives. This past weekend it seemed like my own
Fact Checks Needed
The talking head class has been spending a great deal of time debating the Trans Pacific trade agreement. “Free trade” has been the only intellectually acceptable position for many years
Peer Review Time
October may seem a long time from now, but preparations continue for the AGMA Fall Technical meeting. I’m not presenting a paper this year, but I just got through reviewing
How Do You Learn?
We hear a lot of chatter about the “crisis in education” — as if this was a completely new and unexpected situation. My home state, long proud of its public
Reclaiming a Word’s Meaning
One of my “beefs” with sports terms taking over business discussions is the annexation of perfectly good words. A few days ago a national sports talk show had a poll
Decisions, Decisions
Twenty years ago, a colleague devoted many hours to developing an all-inclusive computer program that would convert a twenty-question form into finished detail drawings of a gearbox — with little
When Do You Trust Computers?
As mentioned previously in this blog, I am active in motor racing as a car owner, mechanic, and public relations representative. I’ve first became a fan as a boy growing
Things We Don’t Know
Noted gear consultant and gear educator Ray Drago is fond of saying that a consultant’s best answers usually start with “it depends.” Those of you have had the opportunity to
Areas of Expertise
One of the first things you hear upon becoming a parent is that “children keep you young.” Once, I foolishly thought this referred to your physical fitness from chasing the
