Drivers Ed
Modern cars are incredibly capable of evasive driving. On-board stability systems prevent us from losing control, and modern tires and suspensions provide our vehicles far more agility than ever before. And yet with all this design and technology available, studies show that the average American driver will drive straight into a collision instead of using […]
Time the Waves
Can you identify this photo? A schematic of your Unified Command News Release approval process? No, though it sometimes feels like it! It’s a photo of exhaust headers from a performance car, carefully designed to maximize the flow of exhaust out of the car’s engine. A properly tuned exhaust can actually help “supercharge” an engine […]
Survival
2020 continues coming at us relentlessly. The fabrics of our lives, our businesses and our society continue to fray with no end in sight. We watch our organization wrestle with the challenges, we work to do our part to preserve output, services or products. Then we have to commiserate with coworkers as they head out […]
‘A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse’
‘A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse’ is one of Shakespeare’s best known lines. The king spoke the line in Act V of the play Richard III, after losing his horse in battle. More generally the meaning of the expression is that the speaker is in great need of a particular item and […]
Endurance
Depending on where you live, you’re entering week 4 of the COVID-19 pandemic. Or week 5. Or week 6. Or week ?? We all know one thing though: It’s already gone on longer than we wish it would. Here in Washington State, we’re entering week 4 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order, […]