My good friend Jay Cheplowitz sent me an email over the weekend to tell me how he was at a party in one of the worst neighborhoods in Cleveland, and he encountered a wall with “Sokol” memorabilia… Most people don’t realize
Labor Unions – The Enemy of the Automotive Industry
The domestic automotive industry seems to have gone to hell in a hand basket. While the automotive industry indeed is in trouble, it’s mostly gone to hell in the Midwest — the once-strong regional bastion of Big Manufacturing and Big Labor. For
Kevlar Tires?
As an automotive enthusiast, I’ve always used low profile performance tires on my sport automobiles. The most recent tires I’ve purchased are Pirelli P Zero Neros all-season, Z-rated tires hanging on 18×10″ Rondell wheels. This is nearly the ultimate package for
Interesting Math Thoughts
I was researching mathematical differentiation and calculus over the weekend, and I came across a couple of interesting sites associated with common mathematical concepts: Infinity – the strange properties of this unwriteable ‘number’. Calculating the Value of Pi – a formula, with
Biggest Dot-Bomb Duds
As a former CEO of a venture-backed technology company, it is interesting to take a look back at some of the hair-brained ideas that received millions $$$ in venture capital. In 1999, I joked with my management team that we needed to
College Tuition and Market Pricing
CNN reports that college tuition has risen an astonishing 40 percent since 2000… For those of you in a situation similar to mine — i.e., planning to send a child off to college in the next year or so — you
Illegal Aliens
A few funny ones from Jay Leno… 1) Lots of businesses were closed, streets were closed – everything was closed but that big hole down on the Mexican border. 2) There’s a lot of debate on what we call these
Top 10 Conservative Cities
A recent article in Human Events Online listed the top 10 conservative cities… interesting to see a city from southwest Ohio in that list: 10. Cincinnati, Ohio 9. Boise, Idaho 8. Mesa, Ariz. 7. Clarksville, Tenn. 6. Wichita, Kan. 5.
Primary Election Day
I did my civic duty and showed up at the Stillwater Church near my home to cast my ballot. Since most people tend to skip a primary election (I’m still trying to get my wife out to vote…), I specifically
How to Identify America’s Totalitarians
Another great article from Dennis Prager who notes that, “one quick way to identify totalitarian threats to liberty is to identify those who falsify the historical record on behalf of their cause.” He proclaims that the two groups in America that are most