Social Media Categories, How They Destroy Our Perspective
On a daily basis, I’m bombarded with cookie requests, demands for my profile, questions about my preferences, and pleas for my email address, all in the noble name of “improving my online experience.” I don’t know about you, but I deeply resent this. What it really...
Christmas 2025, Married To An Engineer
When it comes to hobbies, my Wife and I are polar opposites, so far apart that we may as well live on different planets. She has her garden and cooking; I have my love of high tech. Were I to put a hard drive and a processor on a table, she would be hard pressed to...
Why Do I Trust Math And Data Over Emotions And Feelings?
I feel comfortable relating this, having retired several years ago, and everyone involved has since moved on to other positions, but this remains one of the more frustrating episodes of my entire career. Not the most technically difficult. Not the most complex. Just...
You Were Hacked But All I Get Is One Year Of Credit Monitoring?
Two weeks into the month, and I’ve already been notified by two different companies that they were hacked and my data was compromised—including my Social Security number. They apologized (oh, bless their hearts) and offered me one whole year of free credit...
How To Fix A Rubbermaid Water Trough And Other Plastic Items
I have a collection of eight 100-gallon Rubbermaid water troughs. It’s not that I have that many horses, it’s just that these are really good watering troughs with one major flaw. The trough has two inside corners that recess the drain plug, and those corners are...From the Doghouse -It’s all about them
A look at dogs having fun!
Short Stories
With posts like these, ever wonder what kind of fiction I would write?
