Multiple lines of creases in the height of a tab often raise suspicion that the damage has been due to hand lifting, that is, intentional damage. But, that is not true. There is more to consider. If the multiple lines… Read More
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Happy Thanksgiving 2019
Thank you for your friendship, your kindness, and your remembering us for forensic structural engineering services throughout 2019. …. And together let us: “Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His lovingkindness endures forever. “ … Because: “Every beneficial… Read More
Breaking Like a KitKat Bar
Remember the 1990’s KitKat commercial where the chocolate bar was snapped in two? If you don’t, you can watch it here on YouTube. That’s what this barn in the featured photo appears to be doing in one of the sidewalls.… Read More
The Scariest Scenario: To Be Counted Among the MANY (Re-visited 2019)
While attending a funeral Mass this month, the topic of this previous post came to mind and I thought it appropriate to revisit it. What could be the scariest story that I could relate to you on this Halloween Week?… Read More
What the Heck? (Volume 3)
“What the Heck?” is a series of articles that discuss things I have experienced that are troubling to me. For example, I drive by a building on Leavitt Road regularly (see featured photograph). In fact, I looked forward to checking… Read More
Happy Rosh Hashanah at Sundown September 29, 2019
After reading that the following advert (Figure 1) was rejected by Facebook as being “sexually provocative,” I was reminded that Rosh Hashanah is almost upon us. We wish all, especially those of the Jewish faith, a Happy Rosh Hashanah! It… Read More
Continuing With the Theme of Labor
Now that I have your attention. A job well done will usually stand the test of time or whatever else is thrown at it. Here are a few that did not. And what did we learn from these? Redundancy is… Read More
Happy Labor Day 2019
Some food for thought this Labor Day Weekend How can one enjoy the fruit of their labor? A wise leader of Israel named Ezra wrote about 2500 years ago: Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to… Read More