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Ghosted by a Customer, What Do You Do?—EP 215

I’m dealing with a customer right now who seems interested in some CNC machines Graff-Pinkert has for sale. They told me they needed this type of machine ASAP! And these machines are RARE! They even said they had a big job for the machines already and they are on the

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Rememberance

Yesterday, April 16, was the day Jews call Yom Ha’Shoah, the day to remember the Holocaust. The Holocaust has shaped my life, which may sound

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Election Hope

I have been reading so much lately about income inequality in the United States, how poor young people of color are doomed to unemployment or

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Going Like 88

Baseball is more than just a game for me. It is woven into the fabric of my life. When I was about to be wheeled

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More than an Oil Change

I recently took my car for an oil change at the local Jiffy Lube, whose many slogans include “More than an oil change,” “Only what

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Preparing for Doomsday

I recently finished reading Neil Strauss’s Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life, the story of the author’s quest to prepare for the day when

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Industry Scuttlebutt

Assorted thoughts while waiting for the Sweet 16 to unfold. In our business world, 3D printing is the technology the lathe and mill guys pooh-pooh,

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