God Made a Farmer FFA Week

God Made a Farmer FFA Week

by | Feb 22, 2024 | Thoughts & Musings

In honor and celebration of all past and present FFA members, let us never forget the value of Agriculture and the American Farmer. FFA – developing our future innovators and leaders in agriculture And on the eighth day, God looked down on his planned paradise and...
Proverbs for Young Engineers

Proverbs for Young Engineers

by | Feb 18, 2024 | Thoughts & Musings

PROVERBS FOR YOUNG ENGINEERS and Some Older Ones, Too By Philip Swain Editor, Power Magazine 1. The ability to see the obvious is a rare and valuable talent. 2. In the engineering world, brilliance doesn’t rate unless tied to common sense, character, and...
Kaizen Continuous Improvement

Kaizen Continuous Improvement

by | Feb 11, 2024 | Thoughts & Musings

The word ‘Kaizen’ is composed of two Japanese words: ‘kai’ meaning ‘change’ and ‘zen’ meaning ‘for the better’. In the Kaizen philosophy, innovation is seen as an incremental process; it’s not about making big leaps forward, but rather making small things better, in...
Developing Awareness

Developing Awareness

by | Jan 27, 2024 | Thoughts & Musings

We have, as a people, become obsessed with the development of the intellect, but we so often ignore the development of awareness. A person may be highly educated, can have doctorates in two or three subjects, and yet be unaware of how to earn money, how to build a...