Election Day

I’m just happy that I won’t have to see all of the political campaign ads for a while…  vote: Ohio Governor: Blackwell US Senator: Dewine US Representative: Turner Issue 2 (Minimum Wage Increase): No Issue 3 (Casinos & Slot Machines):

Mark Twain & The Jews

Mark Twain, the famous American writer from the 19th century, had some interesting comments that he made to Harper’s magazine in 1899: “Jews constitute but 1 percent of the human race…Properly the Jew ought hardly to be heard of; but he

House without Electricity

We had an interesting weekend… we were at home late Saturday afternoon watching the Ohio State football game, when – poof – the electricity went out.  Since we were experiencing 40 mph winds during most of the day, I immediately

Customers Become Friends

It’s always nice to get together with “old” friends and catch-up on families and careers…  Jerry Heidenreich and Dick Peacock are two gentlemen that I met early in my working career while I was providing engineering support at TRW Globe

We Celebrate “Birth-weeks”

It’s official.  My son Leonard’s birthday is today (10/17), so he is now 15 years old.  However, while most people celebrate “birth-days”, my wife started a tradition a few years ago where we appear to celebrate “birth-weeks”.  That is, we

Is Canada a Lost Cause?

Everyone realizes that Canadian hockey teams can’t even win a Stanley Cup anymore (North Carolina is the current NHL champion)…  However, it’s even more interesting to note how many Canadians now act and think more like Europeans.  In fact, I was