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• Archived NoteBook: "Yogi Berra's Commencement Address ..."

  Words to live by - from a master wordsmith
  June 10, 2008

• Archived NoteBook: "Flying Under The Radar ..."

  Humor, Shorty is not too busy to give John some pointers.
  May 18, 2008

• Archived NoteBook: "A Ride in a MRI ..."

  Humor, Commentary, Doc gets a brain scan in a General Electric torpedo tube.
  April 20, 2008

• Archived NoteBook: "Bye Bye eBay ..."

  Commentary, Doc says eBay's auctions are being overrun with frauds, scams and corruption.
  January 9, 2008

• Archived NoteBook: "Sexual Harassment ..."

  Humor, Commentary, John leads a spirited discussion on sex in the workplace.
  December 2, 2007

• Archived NoteBook: "Hotel Tales ..."

  Humor, Something comes up on the Valet's night shift.
  October 15, 2007

• Archived NoteBook: "2D>D Pen Den C on 4N ol ..."

  Humor, Gas Saving Tips. Yer Patriotic Duty 'Splaned
  September 29, 2007

• Archived NoteBook: "Signs of Life ..."

  A Photo Gallery of Odd Road Signs,
  August 25, 2007

• Archived NoteBook: "Universal Laws of Tools ..."

  Humor, Insight into the world of tools
  June 9, 2007

• Archived NoteBook: "Lotti Daa ..."

  Humor, News, Commentary, The true meaning of Lotti & Daa
  April 29, 2007

• Archived NoteBook: "Bar Talk ..."

  Humor, News, Commentary, This time, the Gang BS'es about Golf, Politics and Ecology
  April 14, 2007

• Archived NoteBook: "Gotta Have Hearts ..."

  Humor, News, Commentary, Newspaper Headlines in The Checkout Aisle
  March 25, 2007

• Archived NoteBook: "BOHICA ..."

  Humor,News, Commentary, Sub Prime Mortgage Defaults
  March 11, 2007

• Archived NoteBook: "Boom ..."

  News, Commentary, Is the Housing Boom Over?
  February 3, 2007

• Archived NoteBook: "Copies ..."

  Humor, The Key to the Boss's Heart.
  December 24, 2006

• Archived NoteBook: "Things that make you say 'Hmmmm' ..."

  Humor, Hmmmmmm
  November 26, 2006

• Archived NoteBook: "The Laser Telepointer ..."

  Introduction, An Innovative Product for Remote & Virtual Interaction
  September 7, 2006

• Archived NoteBook: "Hot Wires ..."

  Management, Commentary, Just Do it right and be done with it.
  August 20, 2006

• Archived NoteBook: "Security Meeting ..."

  Humor, Commentary, A few Words From Tracy about Sunbathers & Audience Comments.
  July 30, 2006

• Archived NoteBook: "The Incident at Lake 20 ..."

  Humor, Short Story, A Security Cruiser was in the Lake and Tracy wasn't talking.
  April 9, 2006

• Archived NoteBook: "Rich Cars ..."

  Humor,Social Interaction, Doc can't tell a Bentley from a Chrysler.
  April 4, 2006

• Archived NoteBook: "It's About Time Clocks ..."

  Commentary, Daylight Doesn't Respond to Daylight Savings Time.
  April 4, 2006

• Archived NoteBook: "Color By Numbers ..."

  Computer Math, A 'Base' Joke is not Off-Color
  April 4, 2006

• Archived NoteBook: "Forward Thinking ..."

  Humor, Airlines Reserve the Front Seats for Special Folks
  April 4, 2006

• Archived NoteBook: "The Blame Game ..."

  Humor, Social Interaction, Whatever Happens, It Is NOT Gregg's Fault
  February 11, 2006

• Archived NoteBook: "Thanks a Lot . . . "

  Humor, Commentary, John finds compliments in the complaints
  January 15, 2006

• Archived NoteBook: "Incidentally . . . "

  Humor, Commentary, One man's incidental expenses are another's big bucks
  January 3, 2006

• Archived NoteBook: "PC On Earth . . . "

  Humor, Commentary, Spirits of the Season make for tipsy logic
  December 4, 2005

• Archived NoteBook: "Crazy . . ."

  Humor, Commentary, Cell phones, Ear buds and Lunacy
  November 6, 2005

• Archived NoteBook: "Leaf Me Alone ..."

  Humor, Commentary, Leaf blowers and inconsiderate neighbors rile Doc
  October 10, 2005

• Archived NoteBook: "Sometimes, It Just Fries Me ..."

  Commentary, Maybe it is time to sue all the lawyers!
  September 6, 2005

• Archived NoteBook: "Basic Troubleshooting ..."

  Commentary, Start with the easy stuff first.
  August 8, 2005

• Archived NoteBook: "You've been Pre-approved! ..."

  Commentary, Junk Mail Credit Offers
  July 23, 2005

• Archived NoteBook: "Identity Theft ..."

  Commentary, Someone breaches Doc's Security
  July 3, 2005

• Archived NoteBook: "Raise ..."

  Humor, Commentary, John wrestles a raise request
  May 6, 2005

• Archived NoteBook: "The Shoot-Out at The Sante Fe Saloon ..."

  Short Story, John Faces a Foul Filly
  April 2, 2005

• Archived NoteBook: "Twisting a Joint ..."

  Historical Trivia, The Western Union Joint
  March 12, 2005

• Archived NoteBook: "True Colors ..."

  Humor, Commentary, Doc Isn't Color-Blind; Just Ornery.
  February 19, 2005

• Archived NoteBook: "Take Back The Web ..."

  Product Review, The Mozilla Firefox 1.0 Browser
  February 7, 2005

• Archived NoteBook: "The Gregg Enigma ..."

  Commentary, Gregg always got away with it
  January 23, 2005

• Archived NoteBook: "Make a Motion ..."

  John and Trey 'debate' the difference between 'engine' and 'motor'
  January 15, 2005

• Archived NoteBook: "My First Computer ..."

  Commentary, Computing in 1972 was a little different than now,
  January 2, 2005

• Archived NoteBook: "A Cool Idea ..."

  ClimateTechSafety's HeatShield Vest keeps its cool,
  December 19, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Sinking in Wisconsin ..."

  A reader asks about a sinking foundation
  December 11, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Santa'Elves..."

  Short Story, John Makes Light of Santa's Helpers
  November 28, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: " Calling Around ..."

  Humor, Commentary, Doc Doesn't Like to Walk with His Fingers.
  November 11, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Greetings ..."

  Humor, Commentary,  Voice Mail Introductions
  October 30, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Matter Happens ..."

  Humor, Technology,   A Handy Application of Quantum Physics You Can Use Today.
  October 20, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Trouble Brewing ..."

  Short Story, The Coffee Maker on the Maintenance Workbench Gets John into Hot Water .
  October 10, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Wavy Davy ..."

  Short Story, Davy and Arnie differ in many ways - especially what they think is funny
  September 26, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Customer Appreciation ..."

  Commentary, Does it seem the bigger the company, the less they care?
  September 4, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "A Heating Rule of Thumb ..."

  Technology, Estimating the Size of a Furnace
  August 14, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Cellular Phones ..."

  News, Technology We Love To Hate
  July 30, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Blowing Smoke ..."

  Technology, Troubleshooting   John explains different refrigeration cold control designs
  July 24, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "The Really Great Idea ..."

  Great Idea Plus Bad Penmanship Equals Zero
  July 18, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Web Site Insights. ..."

  Commentary;   In Simpler Times, All That was Required was a Jug of Water.
  July 10, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Formaldehyde - A Prediction . . . "

  News, Doc Says . . . It's only a matter of time now !
  June 21, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Y'ant Some? ..."

  Commentary, Ray's Opinions help Doc Kick the Habit - Again.
  June 20, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "On That Diet ..."

  Humor, Commentary, Doc's Aging Diet & Doc Atkin's Diet
  June 4, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: " Movie Review: "The Day After Tomorrow ..."

  Review, This summer's Sci-Fi offering is a disaster.
  May 29, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Frosting On The Cake..."

  Short Story, Something is Cooking in The Pastry Kitchen
  May 21, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "What is it about Jaguars? ..."

  Short Story, John Puts It All On The Line.
  April 24, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "It's Cold Inside ..."

  Technology, Grocery Stores Can Be Very Cool
  April 24, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "The Golfers Named Xavier Quentin Z ..."

  Humor, Commentary, Doc Keeps his Eye On The Ball.
  April 11, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Time For a Change ..."

  Commentary, Doc Complains Again - This Time about Daylight Savings
  April 4, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Stew Meet ..."

  Short Story, John Threatens to Undermine The Chef's Domain.
  March 20, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Flame-Outs Happen..."

  Short Story, A cold boiler gets John out of a warm bed.
  February 16, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "ROOMBA Test Drive ..."

  Consumer Report,  'ROOMBA is the first household vacuum Robot'
  Febuary 12, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "The Jaime Lock maneuver ..."

  Short Story, John and Chef learn a new game.
  February 1, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: Remember the Backhoe" ..."

  Short Story, A little lawn makes big problems for John when a Backhoe arrives.
  January 18, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Payroll Plastic ..."

  News, Innovative Payroll cards can save money.
  January 5, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Feedback ..."

  Commentary, Doc's Notebook Subjects, People and Construction
  January 4, 2004

• Archived NoteBook: "Problems with Fluorescents ..."

  Environment,   Fluorescent lighting
  December 7, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Keeping Current ..."

  Technology,    2003 UL requirements for GFCI's
  November 29, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Dust Might ..."

  Commentary,  Dust as a health hazard
  November 9, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Hand Cleaner ..."

  Commentary, John gets a reprimand. Perspectives on Health Regulation
  Nov. 1, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Maintenance and Service Contracts ..."

  Commentary, The Golden Rule applied to Contracts
  Oct 25, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: " Opinions of a Contrary Dinosaur..."

  Commentary, The Durability of Electronic Circuit Boards in Appliances
  Oct 12, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Confessions of a Nitwit ..."

  Humor, What Happens with No Organization.
  Oct 3, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Paperwork ..."

  Humor, Commentary, The Fate of Paper in the Computer Age.
  Sept 4, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: " Working Within the Rules ..."

  Humor, John Explains How Work Can Violate the Company Policy.
  Aug 23, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Citizens Beware! ..."

  Humor, Commentary, A Menace in our Streets
  Aug 13, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Ice Cream, I Scream ..."

  Commentary, Satire, A Study Concludes Ice Cream is Fattening
  July 25, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "The Fizxbol Mystery ..."

  Short Story, John and Trey Ponder the Meaning Of Fizxbol
  July 4, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "No Call, No Good? ..."

  News, Commentary, The Federal Do-Not-Call Registry Probably Won't Work.
  June 30, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Lessons Learned While Mowing ..."

  Humor, Commentary, Sometimes it's Instructive to get away from the Desk.
  June 29, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Porcupine Polish ..."

  Health, Job-Related Stress.
  June 13, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "SEER's, EER's and Errors ..."

  Technology, The Trouble with the SEER Rating.
  May 31, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Dumb Car Ads"

  Humor, Critical Reviews of Motorcar Marketing.
  May 25, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Commercial Egg Conditioning..."

  Commentary, Respecting wildlife on the job site.
  May 17, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Small Inaccurate Measurements ..."

  Humor, A new Measuring System is Born.
  May 9, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Ten Laws of Cartoon Physics ..."

  Humor, Practical Physics for predicting the motion of animated animals.
  May 5, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Accident Report"

  Humor, An optimistic spin on an otherwise bad day...   
  April 18, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Management Seminars ..."

  Humor, Commentary, Money as a Personal Motivator.
  April 18, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "No to Kyoto ..."

  News, Commentary, The Kyoto Protocol and Conflicting Meteorological Data.
  February 21, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Memo BS ..."

  Humor, Corporate Catch Phrases.
  February 13, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "30 Years ..."

  Commentary, Keeping up with Technology.
  February 3, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "What A Great Job..."

  Humor, Commentary, That Guy on The Weather Network Tops Doc's list,
  January 23, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Of Stuff ..."

  Humor, Commentary, The Hidden Costs of Keeping Lots of Stuff!
  January 11, 2003

• Archived NoteBook: "Year End Reflection ..."

  Humor, Commentary, This website as compared to a small town,
  December 28, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "Beep Beep!..."

  Humor, Commentary, The proliferation of alarms on modern machinery,
  December 14, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "PROJECT GINGER Finally Released!..."

  News, Dean Kamen and the Segway Human Transporter,
  December 7, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "Energy Star"

  News, Energy Star Institutional Purchasing,
  November 15, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "Quotable Quotes"

  Humor, Notable Verbal Blunders,
  October 13, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "New, Easier Safety Standards"

  Humor, Commentary, Not-so-safe practices,
  October 5, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "A New Direct Replacement for R-22"

  News, A more ozone friendly refigerant,
  August 28, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "Asbestos is Not a Mineral"

  Science,Regulation, Asbestos,
  August 8, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "EMF's and HOTDOGS"

  Science, Medicine, Electric and Magnetic Field Health Hazards,
  July 7, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "Rantings and Ravings:  A Breath Of Fresh Air"

  Science, Commentary, Air Pollution,
  June 23, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "MBWA Revisited..."

  Commentary, Management by Walking Around,
  June 27, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "Happy Birthday HVAC?"

  Commentary, Air Conditioning Celebrates Its 100th with Mold,
  May 19, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "Of wheels and Handlebars"

  Commentary, Safety behind the wheel,
  July 4, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "Caveat Emptor"

  Commentary, Suspicious Marketing Techniques,
  May 12,2002

• Archived NoteBook: "The Hanna Criterion"

  Humor, Commentary, Fertilizer Digested,
  May 4, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "MARKETING 101: Everyone Is Empowered"

  Humor, Commentary, Customer Service,
  April 27, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "Fuel Cells Today"

  News, Fuel Cell Technology,
  April 7, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "No Toe-nails, Please…"

  Commentary, A Carpenter's Philosophy, A
  pril 6,2002

• Archived NoteBook: "Doc’s Simple Tips for More Secure Computing…"

  Low Cost Protection Tips,
  March 31, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "Marketing 101: Open BOTH Doors!"

  Commentary, Customer Relations,
  March 22, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "Analog Logic!"

  Commentary, Pneumatic Control Benefits,
  March 17, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "Beware of Spies!"

  News, Spyware may be Stealing your Personal Info,
  March 10, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "Rantings and Ravings: Why DDC ?"

  Humor, What is the "Direct" in "DDC"?,
  March 3, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "Of Luxes and Lumens"

  Science, Difference Between Light Intensity and Illumination,
  February 24, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "Work and Power"

  Science, Definitions of Work and Power,
  February 19, 2002

• Archived NoteBook: "Thermostats for Electricians"

  Operation of a Typical Analog Thermostat,
  January 29, 2002