Was I Meant to Do It Myself?
Last week our condo’s hot water heater stopped working. The blue light had three flashes and then eight flashes, which ChatGPT diagnosed as a bad vapor sensor. My first inclination was to bring in a pro, but my AI sidekick insisted that it was an easy fix I could do

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

Trick-or-Treat Economy
The mavens and savants are struggling with lots of economic numbers coming in that do not conform to popular wisdom. We have a very tight

Ep. 16 – Bill Cox on the Evolution of a Machining Business
Scroll down to listen to the podcast with Bill Cox. In today’s podcast we interviewed Bill Cox, owner of Cox Manufacturing in San Antonio, Texas,
Why do I care so much?
The World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers starts tonight in Beantown. I’ll probably watch, but I may listen to a

