Friday, 6 November 2009 – 16:11 EST
The good, fantastic, thrilling news is that Nucor, thanks to our industry’s objections, had their complaint voted down 6-0 so there is no immediate effect. We Twittered and posted on our Facebook account earlier today. The official ruling may be read here.
Why did they lose? I don’t know. However a 6-0 decision against them [...]
Monday, 19 October 2009 – 18:46 EDT
Let’s start with some social injustice commentary. A Louisiana judge recently refused to issue a marriage license to a couple because one was black and one was white. His claim was the children would suffer because they were bi-racial, and he claims he’s turned couples down for this before. There was quite an outcry as [...]
Wednesday, 30 September 2009 – 21:22 EDT
The Nucor (click for my previous Nucor articles) thing continues to escalate. I won’t bore you with details of today’s many inbound phone calls, but will tell you I am both flattered that I am, apparently, considered the go-to guy in the industry for answers, and irritated at the amount of work it’s generated. At [...]
Monday, 28 September 2009 – 18:28 EDT
I’ll start with some sad news. One of the more memorable and famous Beatles songs, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, was inspired by a drawing Julian Lennon did of classmate Lucy O’Donnell. Lucy died today at age 46 from lupus.
The above is the original drawing Julian did. It resides in the Rock & Roll [...]
Sunday, 23 November 2008 – 14:34 EST
Scooter is still in hospital. All tests so far are negative and the gas is gone and she’s still immobile. The vet is running additional tests in an effort find the problem. She’s not comfortable at all and there’s no clue as to the issue. I am expecting additional news later today, but that’s all [...]