Archive for December, 2011

Author Tex Norton As I see it, this is yet another “Bastiat Moment.” All complainers-to-date describe “that which is seen.” None seem to have considered “that which is NOT seen.” They seem to think it’s their “right” to download music without paying for that music. They seem to think they have the right to benefit from [...]

Today I was informed that a dear friend, great mind, and driving force behind the creation of The Texas Ring, Linda Brady Traynham had passed on the 20th of December. Linda was a prolific writer. Very few probably realize how much she contributed in such a short time. If you Google search her name here you [...]

Author Tony De Maio Many years ago, more than I care to admit, I engaged in what I thought was “discourse” with my fellow college students and my professors. I was always somewhat puzzled that little “progress” was made in such discussions. One never seemed to be able to get a point across. It finally [...]

Author Tex Norton When you mention mathematics, my spouse’s eyes roll, glaze-over and a look of sheer terror crosses her face. Many people have a similar reaction. What about you? The reason we ask is that the United States of America has just “celebrated” reaching the $15 trillion mark in the “admitted” national debt. We [...]

Author Tony De Maio I made an interesting observation several years ago. I noticed that many stores have a special place where they put food which MUST be sold quickly. As a humorous description, I call it the “used food rack”. This place generally has meat which has a “sell by date” of the next [...]

Acceptable Limits                     James the Wanderer                             12/06/2011 In engineering, quality control and such areas we speak of tolerances, limits and acceptable operations. What we generally mean is that THIS much (or only this little) variance is allowed if we are to stay within specifications: marketing has promised products that are this big, this strong and [...]