Our first home in Rockford Illinois had a backyard that ran up against Alpine Park. This made for a very quiet location and a huge playground for our kids. So, in addition to wandering the neighborhood they had the park at their […]
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 […]