Favorite Posts
I’m Distracted
So many nights I go home discouraged and numb, with the sickening feeling that I accomplished nothing and wasted my workday reading emails and contemplating my navel. Recently, I read [...]
He Gave His Father “The Talk”
Sometimes the line written for a laugh rings true as a bell. The most recent Dos Equis beer ad ends with, “he gave his father ‘the talk.’” I heard the [...]
Inside the Medical Tent at Boston
Martin is so skilled at waterskiing he seldom uses the skis anymore. He prefers the challenge of barefoot skiing on Lake Hopatcong that hugs his summer residence in New Jersey. [...]
Observations from PMTS 2013
A few observations from the 2013 Precision Machining Technology Show (PMTS) in Columbus. 1) Attendance at shows is dwindling, which does not mean PMTS was a weak event for those [...]
Hard Hiring Decisions
One of the good things about buying out my brother at Graff-Pinkert was being asked by lenders to study my costs. What I found out, among other things, was that [...]