Why the Cubs
Eighteen years ago today, the Cubs were playing Houston, and Ryan Dempster was pitching. I remember hearing the game on the radio as they were wheeling me into the operating room for a quadruple heart bypass to save my life. At least I think I heard it, or imagined hearing
Fruitsposé
I just bought the first fabulous cherries and peaches of the 2019 farmers’ market season. The following blog is a past favorite of mine. I

Single Source Gamble
This is just a guess, but I’m betting the following conversation took place recently between Warren Buffett, who owns $50 billion of Apple shares, and
Ep. 44 – Bruno Schmitter on Hydromat vs. Swiss Machining
Today’s podcast is part two of an interview we did with Bruno Schmitter, CEO and COO of Hydromat USA. When Bruno came to America in

The Purchasing Bottleneck
What else doesn’t count anymore? PURCHASING DEPARTMENTS. The bottleneck of “purchasing” in big companies has become laughable to me as an outsider and to shop
Ep. 43 – Bruno Schmitter on Bringing Hydromat to America
Today’s podcast is part one of a two part interview we did with Bruno Schmitter, CEO and COO of Hydromat USA. In 1979 at the

Trying To Be The Hero
We’ve all done it. We’ve all done it and gotten away with it. We’ve all done it and suffered the consequences. Tuesday night in the

