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, I was the sports editor of the Michigan Daily at my alma mater, University of Michigan. I loved doing it. It paid for a round-trip flight and
Immigrants Welcome
Just got back from Spain and Scandinavia last week, traveling on business with a little bit of pleasure thrown in. During my travels it was
French Vanilla
Emanuel Macron is the new President of France. He is a political newcomer who saw an opening in a divided dispirited country of 80 million
Goodbye Columbus
I found last week’s Precision Machining Technology Show (PMTS) in Columbus an exhilarating and exhausting experience. It was exhilarating because for the first time in
Machine Tool Scuttlebutt
As a dealer in used machinery I get to hear a lot of things if I ask the right questions and have the good sense
One Company’s Life Cycle
Jeff Pedu called Graff-Pinkert to find a new home for three Schutte screw machines, an SD32, SD50 and SD80, that his dad bought new in
Beds, Banks and Beyond
The economy is always hard to figure out, but we seem to be in an especially baffling period for both professional economists and amateur business