by tjb | Mar 19, 2025 | Author's Posts
Another Steam Engine * In the early 70s William Bolon in Rialto, California, developed an unusual steam engine design that was purported to get 50 miles to the gallon. * The engine, which used only 17 moving parts, weighed less than 50 pounds and eliminated the usual...
by tjb | Mar 11, 2025 | Author's Posts
New York Housing Blues * The New York Housing Authority (NYCHA) is a public development corporation which provides public housing in New York City, and is the largest housing authority in North America. Created in 1934 as the first agency of its kind in the United...
by tjb | Mar 5, 2025 | Author's Posts
Spring Training Blues * As one of the biggest sports leagues in America, with TV viewers reaching into the million, Major League Baseball (MLB) can afford to pay players handsomely. * The average salary for a player in MLB stood at $4.98 million dollars in 2024,...
by tjb | Feb 25, 2025 | Author's Posts
History Repeats Itself JAPAN…late in the 12th Century (1186) * Japan is a crippled Empire: greed, corruption, lawlessness, political intrigue, abuse of power, and total immorality have driven the Japanese Empire into a state of demoralization AMERICA…early...
by tjb | Feb 19, 2025 | Author's Posts
More Suppressed Engines The Diesel Engine * Dr. Rudolph Diesel took the crude heavy fuel burning engine designs of those before him and refined them into the major engineering success of the 1900s. His invention immediately threatened the whole steam engine industry...
