Let me say this about that. In American culture, failure is avoided like the Ebola virus.  No true American sees failure as anything but their inability to function as a relavent member of society.  Ask any kid about their heros and you are not likely to find a list of famous losers. The incessant mental pounding […]

Let me say this about that. As a young, recently graduated engineer, I accepted a job in Cape Canaveral, Florida working at an electronics company.  This particular company designed and manufactured sophisticated communications equipment for NASA’s Apollo space program, and for the use of the National Security Administration’s (NSA) efforts in the Vietnam war.  My first week […]

Let me say this about that. I was exhausted.  I had been sent to Melbourne, Australia to turnaround a struggling electronics factory owned by my employer.  In those days the Australian labor laws allowed each employee one month’s vacation, one month’s sick leave, and nearly a month’s worth of holidays.  In addition, once per month an employee […]

Let me say this about that. Every now and then, you hear of an Elvis Presley sighting.  I think the last one had him working as a “colonic technician” in a holistic wellness clinic in Reno.  Elvis gets around, so one never knows where he’s gonna pop-up next.  Elvis should however, take notice of  fellow dead guy,  Michael Jackson, […]