I was in Ottawa Canada doing some forensic engineering for Suntec. It involved an oil spill in the basement of a house. Since Suntec manufactures the pump and valves controlling oil flow I was there to determine who or what was at […]
I don’t remember what year or how old i was, but I do remember my first kite. It was a warm spring day probably in March or April with fairly good winds, and the skies were filled with kites. I would wee […]
When the price of coin silver reached the melt point, that is when you could melt a dime down for the silver and get more than 10 cents for it a change in materials was required. This was a concern for all […]
My four years at Bell Telephone Laboratories was an incredible experience. In many ways it wasn’t like having a job at all. It was more like playing with your hobby and getting paid for it. Leaving there for philosophical differences was probably […]
When I was promoted from Field Service to manger of Sales, I had to find a replacement for my previous position. I placed ads locally and in the trade magazines for the position. I received a great number of applications. As I […]
My parents purchased an acre of land outside of Evansville IN in 1941. Their plan was to build a house and live there raising us three kids. Well, as was referred to in an earlier posting, construction was to start December 8, […]
Just got back from a VetsRoll trip. Most of you will have no idea what this is, so I will tell you about it. VetsRoll is an organization in Beloit Wisconsin that puts together an annual trip from Beloit to Washington DC. […]
When we lived with my grandfather, he always had a garden in the back yard. He grew a variety of things, cabbages, onions, lettuce, tomatoes and elephant ears. Why he grew elephant ears I have no idea, but he liked them. They […]
When I was in the eighth grade my friend Roger and I decided to go on a bike ride. We thought we were old enough to just take a long ride. Well, we certainly did. We rode and talked and rode and […]
The Concord Hotel was in the Borscht Belt in the Catskills, known for its resort industries in the 1950s,1960s and 1970s. Located in Kiamesha Lake, New York it was the largest in the area, and the last to close in 1998. It […]