Some news items don’t fit cleanly on a page, and others stray just far enough off the beaten path to be enlightening (or just plain entertaining). With that in mind, we’re cranking up ES Insights this month — a one-stop blog for your extra, useful, and occasionally extra-useful bits of engineering-related content.

You’ll be relieved to know that I’m not doing it all by myself. Our ever-popular mission critical guru, Kevin Dickens of Jacobs, will be joining us with recurring commentary and questions, and I know he’s interested in some back-and-forth with you. We’ll also open with some good tips from Michaels Energy (formerly Michaels Engineering). The Wisconsin firm has contributed some features to us in the past, but they also have a knack for the internet and publish an exceptional newsletter covering a wide range of topics.