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Category: Commentary

“Fair Share?”
Commentary Economics Politics

“Fair Share?”

March 17, 2015December 18, 20251 min read

So the proposed Budget in PA has the line in it “…and make …  companies pay their fair share.” QUESTION: What is a “fair” share?

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Photography: Lessons from Film and Digital
Commentary photography Technology

Photography: Lessons from Film and Digital

August 7, 2014August 9, 20141 min read

A few reflections on Film and Digital (now that I am scanning in a lot of old negatives.) 1. My ability to shoot and process

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Will America Accept the Rule of Law?
Commentary government Health

Will America Accept the Rule of Law?

July 23, 20142 min read

I will be interested to see how many people (the pro-Obamacare community) get up in arms over this decision. I mean, heck, the Fourth circuit

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Laws Against Distracted Driving (No-Texting): Making for Unsafe Roads?
automotive Commentary Life

Laws Against Distracted Driving (No-Texting): Making for Unsafe Roads?

June 30, 2014July 15, 20142 min read

In a conversation over on my cousin’s Facebook wall, I was pointing out that the rate of accidents (And fatalities) per million miles traveled has

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driving, law of unintended consequences, laws, texting
Customer Service at National Monuments (and everywhere!)
Business Commentary government Logistics ServiceOps

Customer Service at National Monuments (and everywhere!)

May 31, 2014July 15, 20143 min read

PROCESS MANAGEMENT:I just returned from a cross-country trip helping my son move to Colorado Springs.  We made a nice trip out of it, taking the

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Part 2–Internet of Things
Business Commentary Technology

Part 2–Internet of Things

May 30, 2014July 15, 20141 min read

My second article in the series on “The Internet of Things” is now posted over at Eye for Transport. In this article, I tackle the

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Cold Chain, FLorists, Internet of Things, IoT
Are special use facilities  a waste?
Business Commentary Life

Are special use facilities a waste?

January 17, 2014July 15, 20141 min read

This article in the Wall Street Journal is quite interesting, highlighting people now living in empty office buildings in London.  I have always looked at

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Facilities, Life, Under used facilities, waste
Power without Accountability, or “I’m Sorry–isn’t that enough?”
Commentary Life

Power without Accountability, or “I’m Sorry–isn’t that enough?”

December 3, 2013July 15, 20142 min read

There are issues of accountability with those in power. And for a change I am not talking about Congress and the President (although I think

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Let “Washington” Pay For It (Really?)
Commentary Economics government Health Life

Let “Washington” Pay For It (Really?)

October 2, 2013July 15, 20143 min read

A good friend posted an article on Facebook that purports to explain why the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) scares the Republicans.  The article posits that

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debt, deficit, government spending, healthcare, taxation, Taxes
Business Commentary Education Health

Mis-using Charts to Sell Retirement Planning–Is Prudential Unethical?

May 14, 2013May 14, 20132 min read

Perhaps you have seen the Prudential advertisement that shows people placing dots on a chart showing the oldest person they know.  Prudential uses this, in

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