Our goal was to be here and then let the cards happen the way they happen.

Our goal was to be here and then let the cards happen the way they happen.

Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.

Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.

One of the lessons I have learned is that clients understand the need for X-ray inspection, but sometimes have difficulty read more

One of the lessons I have learned is that clients understand the need for X-ray inspection, but sometimes have difficulty integrating the function into their operations. With the changeover to lead-free assemblies, the need for X-ray inspection services will become more critical, and so will the need for manufacturers to understand how to integrate these tools.

Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as read more

Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as a completed concept. It almost seems like a discovery, as if the story was always there. The few elements I start out with are actually clues. If I figure out what they mean, I can discover the story that's waiting.

The umpires are closer than we are. We tried to see the replay, but it was tough to tell.

The umpires are closer than we are. We tried to see the replay, but it was tough to tell.

The greater absurdities are, the more strongly they evince the falsity of that supposition from whence they flow.

The greater absurdities are, the more strongly they evince the falsity of that supposition from whence they flow.

I am headed to the World Amateur Championships in Myrtle Beach, ... I will be leaving next Sunday and the read more

I am headed to the World Amateur Championships in Myrtle Beach, ... I will be leaving next Sunday and the tournament goes from late August to early September.

I don't know why I'm not playing. I'm frustrated. I got in shape. I didn't go on the (two-game) trip, read more

I don't know why I'm not playing. I'm frustrated. I got in shape. I didn't go on the (two-game) trip, stayed back, worked on getting in shape. I hoped I would be playing today, but obviously I'm not. I'm going to talk to him tomorrow and see what my status is.

A tornado came through here.

A tornado came through here.