Introduction
I don’t know if I am qualified to write a blog since I have never read one. What do you get from these blogs? The internet is an open sewer with anyone spouting off the first thing that comes into...
View ArticleWhat did Harry Reid into the nation?
Harry Reid’s comment that Barak Obama had a good chance to be elected president because he was light skinned and had no African American accent is supposedly racism— Nonsense.Do we think that Harry...
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Bush, Fascism, and the Gift That Keeps on GivingImagine a government that is so in league with corporations that it under regulates them to the point where it is disastrous to the corporations...
View ArticlePrinters, Binderies, and Business
When asked, every man thinks he’s a good driver and good in bed. But there must be some that are better than others, right? My father did a lot of business with a bindery owner who would buy a machine...
View ArticleHealth care, Medicare, any care at all
We need a single payer system—The government should pay for everything. I don’t understand how the Republican party, who is so pro-business could be so anti-business when it comes to health care. Yeah,...
View ArticleBinders, Printers, & Businessmen II - Confronting Automation
We specialize in mechanical binding equipment: Punches, plastic coil binders, and wire binders. We sell the Rilecart line of wire binders. Rilecart calls us the TP-480 guys. Why? The Rilecart TP-480 is...
View ArticleThe Slow Death of Regional Shows
I used to love regional shows, The Charlotte Show, The Texas Shows, Gutenberg, and the only one left—Miami. They are generally more relaxed than the cauldron of McCormick Place or The On Demand show....
View ArticleA New Lease On Strife
I sold a used punching machine to a customer of mine, or did I? We agreed on a price of $45,000 for a used Lhermite EX-380 with a few dies, some modifications, and installation. My customer sent off...
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I have three words to say about this year’s On Demand show: Busy, Busy, Busy. We had more traffic at this show than any other in recent memory. While we had a few out of towners, most every attendee...
View ArticleThe Art Of Binding
Even before Gutenberg invented the printing press, books were being, written, painted and bound for hundreds of years. Books were made of stretched parchment and bound by sewing. The tradesmen of the...
View ArticleIMPERFECT PITCH
Some time ago I sold a Coilmaster Jr. to a small printer in the south. This is our automatic, table top, coil inserter. I had been working with this client for over a year. She has an unusual business....
View ArticleEverything Old is New Again
So I am just back from Europe. A two week vacation got cut short when, at a fine Belgium Restaurant, a waiter dropped a croissant on my knee, shattering my meniscus cartilage. Actually, I tripped on a...
View ArticleWhat Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor?
Nineteen months ago President Obama was inaugurated. At this very moment leaders of the Republican party began to voice their concerns about the deficit.We didn’t start spending money like a drunken...
View ArticleAutomate or Stagnate
I was speaking with an owner of a bindery on the west coast who I have been in contact with for about fifteen years. Naturally he cried in his beer about how lousy business was, who hasn’t? This...
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The Graph Expo show was unexpectedly busy. Almost all of the exhibitors I spoke to were thrilled with the turnout. While some exhibitors were not present, it did not keep back those interested in...
View ArticleAirport Security Is A Joke
Airport security is a joke.I don’t know whether or not our airport security is meant to be a jobs program, theater of the absurd, or an all out attempt to bamboozle us into a false sense of security....
View ArticleThe Demise of The Printing Industry Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
Michael Spiel Addresses The American Dealers GroupI haven’t written a blog for some time now. The malaise that ran through our industry was completely obliterated by a new found optimism and a need to...
View ArticleLet Them Eat Cake
There’s been a great deal of talk about class warfare lately. Apparently the President wants to raise taxes on millionaires a couple of points. Also, the top .4% of the country’s top earners will have...
View ArticleThese Machines Were Made For Walking
Our annual Open House was very busy and we moved a good deal of machinery last week. Why? We demonstrated a number of current generation in-line or near line machines that reduce labor. Surprised? I...
View ArticleThe Speech Obama Should Give:
My fellow Americans, I want you all to stand up and go look in the mirror. That’s right, get up off of your chairs and go look in the mirror. Are you ready?Ask yourselves; “Am I rich?” Yes, ask...
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