Two friends sent me David Brooks’ column, “Going Home Again,” which appeared in last Thursday’s New York Times. Rarely does…
Month: March 2014
I admit I was surprised at the tempo and fervor of the comments on my last blog (“Working For Nothing”).…
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Fusion, the process that powers the sun, is the forever dream of energy scientists — safe, nonpolluting…
I read a provocative article by Jeremy Rifkin in last Sunday’s New York Times, “The Rise of Anti-Capitalism.” His thesis…
At its worst, the “airpocalypse” that settled over Beijing and northern China in late February had a fine particulate matter…
Automotive is back. America has become a great car-making mecca again. Almost every major builder has a manufacturing presence here.…
I spent a lot of my weekend doing just what I really wanted to do. Watching BASKETBALL. I watched the…
I’m still a relatively inexperienced salesman, as I’ve been selling machine tools for only two years. But I do believe…
In our machine tool business we routinely order a standard part that comes in many sizes. The company we buy from,…