Eaton Rapids Joe

Encourage one another and build one another up. Pray without ceasing. Test everything. Keep what is good. Avoid all evil. -1 Thess 5:11,17,21,22

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Monday, July 20, 2026

Motor Oil

A few weeks ago I was eating nachos with a bunch of retired (and one still-working) powertrain engineers. The conversation turned to motor ...

Tomatoes, eggplants and work-tickets

First tomato harvest. 100 grams. Some very rough-looking tomatoes. My plan is to keep a running tally of the weight of the fruit harvested...

Wages, again

Back during Obama's first term, Obama directed his Department of Education to move Psychology from the Social Sciences and to count them...

Sunday, July 19, 2026

Inflation, wages and buying power

One of the side-conversations that happened during yesterday's family event was with my oldest brother. He was marveling that employers ...

Summer is more than half over

Mrs ERJ and I attended a funeral yesterday. It was for the husband of a couple we had known at church. They were the parents of one of our k...

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Fishing, cherries and squirrels

My fishing-buddy Shotgun on the left, the Thornapple River on the right My set-up. We were fishing behind the Good Times Pizza place. Ther...

Friday, July 17, 2026

Just a passing thought

I don't know who needs to see this, but B.F. Skinner taught pigeons to fly drones on kamikazi missions. He used conditioning, that is fo...

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