My old boss whose initials form the first half of the acronym MPYD has written a well-though-out and compelling article in Professional Boatbuilder about the 'greening' of the motoryacht. His points are well made, but as with much of the sustainability movement the consumer incentives need a little work.

Part of why and how I came to like manufacturing so much is my experience at Tauber Institute of Global Operations. This Friday I was back on campus - in the beautiful new campus of Ross - to present a project for students to consider; I think this went about as well as could have been expected. It was a whirlwind trip with Donny G from EG, and it was a good chance to get to know him better, which, in turn, will come in handy come March.

Today we took it easy given my late arrival last night. Jenelle said she wanted to take it easy and 'go for a ride' so that's what we did. Doylestown, Smokin' Lil's, bookshops, sunny roads. Now we're back in LMT enjoying the loft and Prairie Home.