During my early years at Sundstrand Hydraulics, I was involved in some joint meetings between the Engineering Department, and the Manufacturing Engineering Department. These were always interesting because they gave us a two-sided view of the problem and led to many successful […]

When I was working for the Bell Telephone Laboratories in the early 60s, I worked in the coin telephone department. My boss was a guy by the name of Harold Hershey. Harold was an engineer from the city of Hershey Pennsylvania. His […]

When I was growing up in southern Indiana, I heard of a sport called hockey. I knew nothing about it, but was intrigued about it. I went to the local library and read every book they had on the subject. There weren’t […]

When Martha passed away, our daughters were concerned that I would just wilt away. They and a friend Katy talked me into getting an Instagram account. I posted what I ate for breakfast and dinner. I posted for a year and had […]

My grandfather Mitchell hailed coal for a living. He would drive his truck to the mine and get load and deliver it around town to his customers. As best I can remember, he didn’t work every weekday, but never seemed to be […]

My three kids have been eaters of about anything that is put before them. I remember my brother growing up was a really picky eater, disrupting meals with his stubbornness. After a tour in the Marines, he would eat anything. He was […]

As best as I can remember, in 1978 I was coaching a Midget hockey team. It was composed of boys 15 and 16 years old. I really don’t remember what our record was that year, but I believe it was a good […]

My parents had been saving money to build a house. They were renting until they could start this project. They finally felt they had enough to get started and purchased an acre of land on the outskirts of Evansville, Indiana. They didn’t […]

I entered the U.S.Marines in September 1956. After finishing boot Camp I was sent To Camp Pendleton for infantry training. This was in January 1957. our training centered around the taking of Vietnamese villages. We know the involvement of the U.S. in […]

Martha and I paid for our kid’s college education. It wasn’t easy, but we managed to do it. Dan and Julie were only two years apart, so Julie went to the local community college for her first two years. This was a […]