Happy Birthday Noah
Today is my son Noah’s 46th birthday. My gift to him and to myself is to write a piece about him and my feelings for him. Noah is my youngest child. He has an older sister, Sarah, who is determined to be the best at everything she does, and usually
My Gratitude List
I am like many people in this world, despite having so many things I should feel grateful for—living in a country with so many opportunities,
Ep. 19 – Rick Rickerson on Educating Engineers to Understand Machining
Scroll down to listen to the podcast with Rick Rickerson. Rick Rickerson is in charge of the machining lab at Purdue’s Northwest Indiana campus in
Buying and Selling Machining Businesses
I’m writing this blog to announce a slight shift in my business career, which has been evolving this year. Several longtime clients of Graff-Pinkert have
Ep. 18 – Jerry Levine on Why Global Warming is Not a Problem
Scroll down to listen to the podcast with Jerry Levine. In today’s podcast we interviewed Jerry Levine. A chemical engineer, Jerry Levine’s working career stretched from
Why I Didn’t Vote
It’s November 6, and I’m sitting at Starbucks writing this piece, across from the polling place I chose not to vote at in 2018. For
Ep. 17 – Making it in America with Armand Barnils
Scroll down to listen to the podcast with Armand Barnils. In today’s podcast we interviewed Armand Barnils, plant manager of the U.S. division of Ventura Precision