The Request Batting Average

There may or may not be stupid questions, but there are definitely stupid requests. I have a concept of a “request batting average,” computed as [number of approvals] divided by [number of requests]. You can tell a lot about the quality of an engineer asking for money, or a Christian saying his prayers, by looking […]

My Stock Advice for Engineering Students

Good engineering students often do a poor job of managing their career opportunities. I want to help. I’ve participated in career fairs and job interviews various times on each side of the table, hiring and searching. I have been in the room making decisions on who to interview. I’ve been in the room making decisions […]

“Building Israel” piece in Public Square Magazine

Public Square Magazine just put up a piece I wrote, on Israel (the religious concept, not just the country) as an institution. This is what I came up with as I took President Russell M. Nelson’s challenge to study what the Lord has promised Israel, in light of my prior reading and interest in how […]