Confessions of a Wannabe Ball Hog
From today forward, I am being the point guard. For years selling used machinery, I’ve constantly thought about how I need to delegate, how I need to stop trying to do everything. When I try to do too much, it’s a mess. I don’t do as good a job as
Best of Swarfcast: Tai Chi, Machine Tools, and ALS, with Greg Knight — EP 240
Born with no intention of becoming a machinist, Greg Knight says he was drafted into “indentured servitude” at age 16 when his father started a
I’m Grateful My Plans Fell Apart
My beloved Chicago Cubs lost 17 to 1 to the St. Louis Cardinals last weekend, and I’m grateful I was there. I hadn’t planned
Army, Amazon, Aerospace, with Nir Levy — EP 269
Nir Levy was nineteen years old when he was already commanding a unit in the Israeli army. He managed hundreds of people and logistics with
He Couldn’t Jump. He Could Lead.
The NBA is a league of 7-foot stars and 10-foot egos. This year the championship was won by a team with neither. The New York
Your Scrap Tungsten Carbide Is a National Security Question, Nick Stevens and Joey Marks–EP 268
While his nine-year-old son was fighting stage three cancer, Nick Stevens was driving around buying up scrap tungsten carbide just to keep food on the
Squirrel Talk
Back in the days when Roger Maris crashed 61 homers, college girls did not show off tattoos, and American boys were getting killed in Vietnam,