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Show Me the Tungsten

Graff-Pinkert’s used machine tool business has been challenging for the last couple of years. It has always been a cyclical business that takes grit, creativity, and a willingness to pivot when times are grim. We have moved into consulting and matchmaking for machining companies and brokering expensive, sophisticated machines like

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Machine Sabatoge

I spent last weekend in Prague, Czech Republic—a wonderful place. One of the most famous tourist attractions in the city is the Prague Astrological Clock

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Has the NF Fell?

Does the National Football League bore you like it does me? I used to love the games. Thanksgiving was the day I would gorge myself

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Call if it Hurts

Today I have doctoring on my mind. I’ve spent the last 10 days in the throes of worry, tests, doctor visits and more tests. I

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Son Rises

I get to do this blog today partly because my son Noah is traveling and will not get a chance to edit my writing like

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10 Stupid Ideas

Generating new ideas is one of the most important things in my life. I need to create to grow as a person and hopefully have

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$100 Grand to Start

I have been into the topic of entrepreneurship lately. I see it as the creative driver of the American economy, but I’ve been struck by

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