An Engineer in DC

When I first heard this quote back in 1997, I thought "Oh, how awful."  The past 15 years have taught me that, at times, this phil...

Back on the horse again, after a long hiatus.  Sorry about that. It has become trendy on the internet these days to post pictures of famou...

The Peter Principle is commonly stated as follows: In an organization based on achievement and rewarding of merit through promotions, an ...

The title of this post sounds like something that could be written by They Might Be Giants , but alas, it's not.  This is a post by an e...

I've been an Apple-product user for a long time.  For a really long time, actually, ever since the Mac Plus in 1986. Memories of Dark ...

In his State of the Union Address , President Obama made reference to getting manufacturing back in America.  In fact, he explicitly said th...

I fear that the infusion of new symbols in today's society may be leaving me in the dust. But let me develop this concern in a logical...

The political grandstanding -- and pandering to potential voters -- is in full swing, and it absolutely drives me up the wall. The most re...