Every engineer with whom I have worked has prided themselves on being a problem solver. Very pragmatic, very practical. Years ago on a missions trip we went to Reynosa Mexico. The work site was a Colonia which is a poor community where utilities and resources can be quite limited. This community we were assisting had…
Denmark is a great place to learn
Marines are known for their toughness. Down through the years the battlefields on which they have served have become legendary examples of America’s greatest warriors. The reality is that those battlefields, while fostering a legendary status, also cost untold lives on all sides. Nevertheless, when I enlisted I knew those destinations were a possibility. So…
Tuskegee Airmen
I took my grandson Connor to dinner at a steak chain in Solon, Ohio. Connor was roughly seven years old. It was a Saturday evening and like many restaurants was packed. This resulted in patrons needing to wait for their tables and they are given the little coaster alarm that buzzes when their table is…
Me and John Wayne
In Ohio the licensing laws require student drivers to have a certain number of hours before a student can test for his license. My Grandmother Esther lived in Ravenswood West Virginia and I lived in Cleveland Ohio with my wife and kids. Timothy, my youngest son, had his learner’s permit and I decided that some…
Goodbye Gambler!
Thunder ripped across the darkened skyline as the bearded gentleman walked down the path. It was dark but in the distance he could see lights and, far out on the horizon, a beautiful dawn, one far different from any he had seen before. Just ahead was a gate. It was tall, with lighted poster cabinets…