The Nature of Work
As a guy who once time studied church services, I was trained to believe in efficiency; as in reminding civilians of the backstory of the […]
Gear Talk With Chuck
Mid-Game Adjustments
People of a certain age well remember The A-Team, a television show about a team of ex-military guys who went around righting wrongs and blowing […]
Hitting the Refresh Button
Around the world, athletes are finally being allowed to start training ahead of their teams resuming play. Some fans are unhappy with the proposed tournaments […]
How Do We Fix This?
No political commentary today; just trying to get your attention! Although the headline is “on topic” for me. I am in my 50th year in […]
Have You Taught Them Enough?
One of the things that has surprised me about my consulting work is how the unusual projects find me. Unique applications, tooth forms, drive arrangements, […]
Family Recipes
My last post on helix angles and the constraining theories adopted at some shops reminded me that younger readers might not be aware that there […]
Ask the Expert: 5/20/20 Edition
From time to time I’ll be doing some brief Ask the Expert questions and answers. These questions will be on topics that might be very […]
Visiting Old Friends
Seven weeks into the lockdown, we are all looking for “new content.” Even with a full cable “package” there are times when it seems there […]
Developing Your Superpower
Many people find themselves with lots of “spare” time on their hands these days. This was not a planned vacation or a retreat to recharge […]
A Life Without Deadlines
After years of battling deadlines, the COVID-19 crisis has cleared my personal calendar of all deadlines except this blog posting. If you are “sheltering in […]