Superhero Day

Heard on the radio yesterday & today that in a Long Beach High School they were celebrating a “superhero day” where the students could dress up as their favorite superhero. Three senior girls dressed up as Captain Underpants and showed up in flesh-colored leotards, capes, and, of course, underpants.  The principle thought that the costumes [...]

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What I Think…

This is what I think on a few choice subjects…
The War in Iraq:

When it was announced that the United States was giving Iraq’s Saddam Hussein an ultimatum in response to the non-compliance of UN resolutions, I really didn’t like the implications. Going into Iraq without UN support, i.e., alone, was not the right thing [...]

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Flawed Compromise Thinking

It doesn’t really matter if you are dealing with a used car salesman, a North Korean dictator, or an al Qaeda terrorist, negotiation relies on two things: If all parties are willing to give up something to get what they want, and if they are willing to keep their word. Which of the previous three [...]

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Call Now For This Special Offer!!!!

Yes, if you call now, you can receive, at no cost to you, the celebrated Bill Clinton / Jimmy Carter Nuclear Proliferation package!! No money down (ever!)!! Be the first in your hemisphere to own a nuclear power plant and all the perks that go with it!! IS THAT A DEAL OR [...]

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130 Posts & A Year Later…

Yes, this is the 130th post of Tom’s Common Sense, and exactly one year after the first post. It’s been an interesting ride.
I originally wanted to post about my concerns with the business situation at Delphi, but soon was drawn into other subjects – politics, social issues, humor, Iraq, terrorism, and others. Some [...]

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Appeasement Still Doesn’t Work!!

And neither, apparently, do good wishes, either…
I’m writing about how our buddy Bill “I didn’t have sex with that woman” Clinton gave a reported $1 Billion in technology, information, and materials to North Korea in exchange for nothing but a promise to use all that stuff to help the people of North Korea. So [...]

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The Service-Based Economy

While digging through some old files to figure out what to pitch & what to keep, I ran across the following article originally written by the editor of Manufacturing Engineering magazine in 2003:

Wake Up, Brie Eaters!
Brian J. Hogan, Editor
Not long ago, Ingersoll Milling Machine closed its doors. Another great US machine-tool company bites the dust, [...]

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