I used to love the humor about the contents of a glass in the context of optimism, pessimism, and engineering. The Optimist says glass is half full; The Pessimist says glass is half empty; The Engineer says someone made the
Category: Engineering
Bicycling to Air Force Museum
I went on a 25-mile bike-ride with my buddy, Marc, to check out the new additions to the National Museum of the Air Force. It was beautiful weather and a great day for a ride. We even rode by the Riverscape
Installing New Basketball Hoop
Update Phase 3 is now complete. My buddy, Redman, showed up to help me mount the backboard, rim and net. I also planted sod around the concrete base. The combination of the solid pole filled with concrete and rebar,
Chair Repair – Is This Engineering?
One of our kitchen chairs had all four screws holding the back onto the base snap in half. I played upholstery expert and carpenter (spent most of the time removing staples) and performed a repair…. Missy says it’s as good
Digital Work Instructions
There is an interesting white paper about smart manufacturing and digital work instructions at the DISCUS Software Company web site. This paper provides 7 insights into what’s necessary to bring electronic work instructions to the marketplace. It provides a nice backgrounder
Realistic Job Descriptions
A programmer is someone who solves a problem you didn’t know you had in a way you don’t understand. A consultant is someone who takes the watch off your wrist and tells you the time. A banker is a fellow
How to Succeed in Life
“If I were giving a young man advice as to how he might succeed in life, I would say to him, pick out a good father and mother, and begin life in Ohio.” Wilbur Wright
Life and Science are Uncertain Endeavors
All I can say is “Well, Duh!?” Where have you been? Voting for someone such as Obama? Contradictory advice from two European-based agencies about the cancer risk posed by the weed-killer glyphosate offers clarity on only one message: that
Flying Over Home
As you can see from the photo below, my flight last week from the Dayton Airport took off right over Butler Township. If you examine the photo, you can see Samaritan North, Meijers and the Englewood Dam.
Visit to Sokol Gardens
Missy calls it our own ‘Gatsby Gardens’…