As I flew into Minneapolis, I turned off the reading light and looked out the window. The night was beautifully clear. Surrounded by a geometrically perfect array of lights, the...…
My right eye has a new lens. It’s remarkable. My new lens is “multifocal” — if all goes well, everything between maybe 18 inches and infinite distance will be in...…
What I’ve learned, and sometimes remember: You can say anything you want to anyone you want, but you can’t say it any way you want. No matter how hard the...…
I’ve always been jealous of people who regularly experience vivid, colorful dreams. I dream rarely (or rarely remember, which amounts to the same thing). When I do, it’s usually when...…
Robert Fulghum described a scene involving his younger self, when his summer job was working at a resort. The pay was limited, but the position did include meals. Which turned...…
It’s the second half of December, a time when the world’s religions and traditions have conspired to celebrate themselves and, among the enlightened, the rest of our religions and traditions...…
Just who do you think you are? It’s a simple question. If you aren’t sure, you’ll find the answer on your driver’s license. Not really. You are quite a lot...…
My grandfather sold gloves in the five-state area bounded by Illinois and Minnesota. Not door-to-door, you understand, but to every major retailer. He became a salesman, he once told me,...…
...holiday card to the industry – 1999.” And now, this week’s question, or perhaps questions: Is engineering culture – national or organizational – ethical? My answer (and only my answer...…
...(Washington Post, 5/5/2017) and research he cites from economist Don Boudreaux, who makes points identical to those made here more than twenty years ago (“A holiday card to the industry,”...…