Afterthought
Afterthought: Back to the Future
Today’s Machining World Archives June 2011 Volume 07 Issue 05 For those readers who may be sad that this is the last “Afterthought,” we’re happy to announce that the column [...]
Afterthought: The Illusion of Security
Today’s Machining World Archives May 2011 Volume 07 Issue 04 What is your “net worth?” I remember my father used to calculate his net worth often and would meticulously record [...]
Afterthought: Cyclical Times
Today’s Machining World Archives April 2011 Volume 07 Issue 03 We live in strange times. The glass half full, glass half empty dichotomy is more dramatic today than at any [...]
Afterthought: America Moves On
Today’s Machining World Archives March 2011 Volume 07 Issue 02 Noah and I are huge basketball fans. We were recently talking NBA and Noah broached the idea that you could [...]
Afterthought: The Next Decade
Today’s Machining World Archives January/February 2011 Volume 7 Issue 1 This magazine has lived 10 beautiful years and we celebrate with this special anniversary issue. I think a decade in [...]
Afterthought: Go to the Basket
Today’s Machining World Archives November/December 2010 Volume 06 Issue 09 I’m writing this column two weeks before Thanksgiving. I think the business world has changed a lot in the past [...]
Afterthought : The Family Business
Today’s Machining World Archives October 2010 Volume 06 Issue 08 It was a throwaway line in the Chicago Tribune “Sports” section, but it caught my eye. Nate Montana, Joe Montana’s [...]
Afterthought: To Buy or Not to Buy
Today’s Machining World Archives September 2010 Volume 06 Issue 07 I am beginning to reassess the importance of owning things like real estate, cars, books and perhaps capital equipment America. [...]
Afterthought: What We Do
Today’s Machining World Archives August 2010 Volume 06 Issue 06 The Budweiser radio commercial extols the virtue of beechwood aging and its beer’s crisp, clean taste. Heaven knows what those [...]
Afterthought: She Had Me at Hello
Today’s Machining World Archives June 2010 Volume 06 Issue 05 As I write this column, my wife Risa and I are preparing to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. In the [...]