Summertime memory
Here is a picture from months ago, when it was warm out. It is the old Coast Guard station at Wendy Park
Author: Bruce Kratofil
Bruce Kratofil is a market researcher, economist, and writer in Cleveland, OH.
He grew up in North Ridgeville Ohio and is an alumnus of North Ridgeville High School and Case Western Reserve University.
Tracking Inflation at Aftermarket News
I took a look at inflationary pressures in the automotive aftermarket. Even though the Consumer Price Index has been accelerating, the CPI for motor vehicle repair has been accelerating even faster. I look at some of the numbers over at …
Rolling With the Numbers
One data series I have been working on is Tire Review’s Rolling with the Numbers, a video series that examines data we have collected from tire dealers through regular surveys. Here is one of the latest videos. By the way, …
Shopowner’s Top Concerns
Here is something I wrote for the January issue of Aftermarket News. It is based on a survey of shopowners we did in 2021, asking them about their top concerns about their shop. Two things keeping them up at night …
My New MacBook
My circa-2011 MacBook finally decided to retire. It got replaced by a new MacBook Air with the new Apple M1 chip. I will give a couple of mini-reviews, but the first thing I want to talk about is its extreme …
How Long?
Wow, I haven’t updated this blog since April 2017. In a way, that makes sense because I started a new job in May 2017 (be sure to check out the wonderful content at babcox.com) and I was concentrating on that. …
Roman Blood – Ancient Rome Mixed with Raymond Chandler
What do you get when you mix ancient Roman history with a detective novel with the atmosphere of Raymond Chandler? You will get Roman Blood – A Novel of Ancient Rome, the first in a series of detective novels (Roma …
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TBT- Growing up in North Ridgeville
This picture, taken in 1967, was the house we lived in North Ridgeville, Ohio, from 1960 to 1972. It is on the corner of Bainbridge and Chestnut Ridge Road. Our family moved into the new house on Labor Day weekend, …
Throw-back Thursday to Summer
I’m just doing a throw-back Thursday to a day when it was warm this year – this was taken on July 2 – as downtown was getting fixed up for the RNC. I hope I didn’t complain about the heat …
Long Live Rock
The new “Long Live Rock” sign in front of the Rock Hall appears to be as popular as the script Cleveland signs. On a trip there a couple of weeks ago, there was plenty of interaction with the signs, as …