Favorite Posts
Adoption and Abandonment
My son Ari ran the Chicago Marathon last Sunday and finished. My wife Risa, son Noah, and I were there along with his wife Elissa to cheer him on. As [...]
Jobs Knew Best
Steve Jobs did his best work after receiving a death sentence. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004. In the last seven years Apple has revolutionized the computer and [...]
One on One with Hubble Telescope Astronaut Mike Good
Interview by Noah Graff Today’s Machining World Archives October 2010 Volume 06 Issue 08 Astronaut Mike Good was a mission specialist on the fifth and final space shuttle servicing [...]
Know When to Hold ‘em, Know When to Fold ‘em
I’ve been negotiating deals for a living for a long time. It’s my livelihood, but I often feel like a bumbling novice. Noah and I drove up to Western Michigan [...]
How It Works – The Right Tool for the Job
Today’s Machining World Archive: November 2006, Vol. 2, Issue 11, Clever, specialized and innovative tooling can save time and money, and even make it possible to economically machine those “impossible” [...]
Not a Chance: Score One More for the Great American Mousetrap
By Robert Strauss Today’s Machining World January 2007 Volume 1 Number 1 “I guess you could call me the Head Rat,” said Andy Woolworth, whose rather more official title is [...]
Going Underground: Subterranean Manufacturing
U.S. commerce is moving underground, especially in Kansas City. Lured by the promise of low overhead and virtually no infrastructural investment, some four hundred enterprises currently call subterranean Kansas City [...]
Ethics: Hiring a new employee
Today’s Machining World Archive: July 2006, Vol. 2, Issue 07 I am a bookkeeper with a small company. My boss, one of three brothers who own the business, is married [...]
One on One – An Interview with Dick Goodall
Today’s Machining World Archive:March 2008, Vol.4, Issue 03 by Lloyd Graff Dixon Valve Fittings Maker LG: Dick, you sell what some people might see as a mundane and generic product [...]
Afterthought – War Torn
by Lloyd Graff
I have never written about my military career, but Robert Strauss’s piece is the impetus forme to come to grips with it in print.