Dennis Machicao

There is good news on the horizon concerning the material that is used to package our products in plastic containers. In an article published in the January 2012 edition of Packaging Digest, a publication for the packaging industry, John Kalkowski…Read More

The other day a friend of mine emailed me some interesting household hints that I thought were very clever and I would like to share them with you. They were called “Clever Ideas to Make Life Easier”. No, unfortunately I…Read More

Many of us will be traveling during this holiday season. Aside from the security hassles of taking a flight, the predicament of eating at an airport can be quite annoying. Yes one can eat junk food waiting for your flight…Read More

The origin of a Christmas tree is very interesting. The Germans where the first in starting the tradition around the 16th century where devout Christians brought trees into their homes and decorated them with nuts, apples and various cookies. Lit…Read More

Like most of you, friends are always sending me silly email jokes, pretty pictures, sayings and so forth. But the other day, I got this little vignette that peeked my interest and made me smile. As the oldest writer for…Read More

It is amazing the progress in past years that this and other countries have accomplished in developing systems, products and awareness to help save the environment. Whether they are large-scale endeavors in industry or small changes in lifestyle, they all…Read More

Now this might sound like an unusual subject to write about and many of you will not be able to relate directly to it but it caught my interest because I was staring right at it. Urinals. I really wasn’t…Read More

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to go to SuperZoo, a trade show for the pet industry that was held in Las Vegas. I have attended a number of trade shows in my time but this was the…Read More

Now, this might sound like a bit of a paradox, but there has been a growing green awareness in auto racing. Granted, it might not be the greenest of sports when the objective is to go as fast as possible…Read More

To many in this country, public transportation is something that one doesn’t think of taking or rarely sees on the streets of their community. Take Los Angels, Dallas, Houston and the Ft. Lauderdale/Miami area of Florida to name a few…Read More