Hundred Year Roads

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My daughter Rebecca is a structural engineer so I was thinking about how one could make money engineering roads.  I came up with the idea of 100 Year Roads and thought I was brilliant.  Politicians ... Read More

Hat Stiffener

A nice stiff baseball cap is every mans dream.  On our trip to the Philippines last year we inadvertently came across the formula for a hat stiffening spray.  We then created a name and marketing ca... Read More

A Distribution Opportunity

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In Boulder Colorado last summer we ate at a very good restaurant on a night that they had a price fixe menu with wine pairings.  The wine was being poured by a young man who was a very specialized wi... Read More

Smoother Roads

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In the 1920’s the slogan of the Automobile Club of Southern California was “Good Roads” The logo from a 1923 auto club map It is time to refocus on “Good Roads.” But this... Read More

Tassimo Conflict

I have had a Tassimo Coffee maker for a couple of years now and I love the coffee it makes and the convenience.  I don’t like the cost or the waste involved in using it.  I saved the used pods... Read More

Cromford Mill

When I was in the UK last month my brother Tom took Rebecca and me to see the Cromford Mill near Derby. It’s claim to fame is that it is “The First Factory.”  It was founded in 1771... Read More