What’s In Your Go Bag?
The price of gold topped $4,000 per ounce on Tuesday, October 7th, the second anniversary of the massacres by Hamas in Israel two years ago. A coincidence? You decide. My wife Risa and I know a local pawnbroker who deals in precious metals and jewelry. We asked him if he

Shot at Stardom
Jon Samuelson has three daughters, Bonnie, Karlie and Katie Lou. Two were in the NCAA Basketball Final Four over the weekend. A third started for
Paid by the Hour
I received an email recently from Steve Rose, a veteran of the machining wars who was educated in an apprentice program in England during the
You Bet Your Life
Fifteen years ago, I was in Las Vegas for a business conference in late March and ran into a used machinery dealer from Chicago named
My Country
My dad and I arrived in Nashville last Thursday afternoon to go to a conference put on by the Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA). After
First Family
Commitment to family is a bedrock value to my wife Risa and I. It comes before career, money, religion, friends, even the Cubs. It wasn’t

I Love Cars
I am a car guy and, as I do most years, I strolled through the North American International Auto Show which is held in Detroit