Brand New, and In You!

I can think of some inventions that might not occur to others if you haven't been in the health care field.

The Worm in the Apple

The question was posed to me this morning: "What is The most important invention in your lifetime?" Being a contrarian, I reply that it's not the invention; it's the use or abuse that is important. So what about computers? Let's talk about the underlying technology. It began modestly with Charles Babbage's Difference Engine and Ada …

Touchy Feelie

I've been working on a composite sign project: a carved and engraved banner on a wooden oval surmounted by a carving of a schooner. I was using a new rotary device from Dremel to get some paint off a sail. The paint must have been from an old tube and just looked irregular. The little …