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Continue reading →: SCOTUS allows Tx. to Enforce App Age Verification
Earlier this week an App I use (BlueSky) forced me to verify my age. At the time I said to myself: “Self that’s weird I’ve have not had to verify my age except purchasing beer in 60 years”. The process was simple as I was offered several easy alternatives including…
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Continue reading →: Final Farewells to Pecos Mitchell
Arlanders Mitchell Sr., who was known to co-workers, friends, and family as “Pecos”, passed away on Wednesday, 16 June, just a few short weeks short of his 78th birthday after a long and fruitful life and a battle with prostate cancer. Pecos came to us here in Garland after being…
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Continue reading →: E-Systems History
The Stories menu tab contains a group of interesting stories. Among them is a very interesting history of E-Systems, originally from FundingUniverse, but we also maintain a copy on our website at: Stories -> Articles -> E-Systems History It’s not a long read and you will enjoy it, even though…
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Continue reading →: RTX has 9,400 Employees in Poland
Did you know RTX had 9,400 employees in Poland? Did you know Poland is RTX’s largest employee base and investment footprint outside the United States? Poland represents RTX’s largest employee base and investment footprint outside of the United States, with more than 9,400 employees across its Collins Aerospace, Pratt &…
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Continue reading →: Monthly Meeting this Wednesday, the 27 th
11:00 on Wednesday, 27 May at the Golden Corral Banquet/Meeting Room at their location near the intersection of Centerville and LBJ Freeway in Garland. We should be done by 12:30. The actual address is 1420 Eastgate Drive, Garland, TX 75041.
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Continue reading →: Retiree Medical DDB Fexible Spending Account (FSA) Eligible Expenses
Eileen sent me the Retiree FSA Eligible Expenses but I forgot to post them with the April Luncheon meeting minutes. Therefore, catching up a little, here they are as of 2026-05-01. The latest is always posted on Alight at Reimbursement Accounts -> Eligible Expenses. We also maintain a copy on…
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Continue reading →: RTX Reports Q1 2026 Results
RTX delivers double-digit organic sales (sales from a company’s existing internal operations) and earnings growth in Q1. Raises 2026 outlook for adjusted sales and adjusted EPS (Earnings Per Share), confirms free cash flow (cash a company generates after covering its operating expenses and capital expenditures) Click here for the full…
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Continue reading →: April 2026 Luncheon meeting minutes
March 25, 2026 PRESENT: 18FIRST TIME: 0LONG TIME: Marv Olson, Ken LittonGUESTS: 0SICKNESS: None Reported Deaths Gwendolyn McAllen (Gwen)Passed Away April 3, 2026 Gwendolyn McAllen (Gwen), daughter of A. James Jr. and May Nelson, passed away on April 3rd, 2026. A lifelong and voracious learner, Gwen earned a B.S. in Science…
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Continue reading →: March 2026 Luncheon meeting minutes
March 25, 2026 PRESENT: 12FIRST TIME: Chuck SchornLONG TIME: NoneGUESTS: NoneSICKNESS: None Deaths Sylvia VaughnPassed Away March 18, 2026 This is my mother (Verna Sylvia Welch Vaughn), walking the streets of Hot Springs Arkansas, circa 1950 – full of life, grace and strength. She has no idea of the adventurous life…
