by Byron Seastrunk | Dec 28, 2018 | Engineer, General, New, Technology
The start of a new year provides us with a time of reflection and resolutions. Today, with the end of the old year on the horizon, I find myself going from room to room turning out lights in an attempt to keep my electricity bill reasonable. I remember my father...
by Byron Seastrunk | Dec 2, 2018 | Engineer, General, New
If there’s anything that can cause conflict between my wife and me, it’s a misunderstanding of my role in life when she makes a request for advice. Hmm, I said that poorly, let me give an example. You’re sitting at your computer, trying to understand...
by Byron Seastrunk | Nov 17, 2018 | Big Tomato, Guest Bloggers, New
After six years, I finally persuaded my wife to write a post for OpinionbyPen. Well, that and the sadness she felt with the transition to winter killing so much of her garden. She’s writing under the nom de guerre of Big Tomato. Keeping the Brussel sprouts at bay, I...
by Byron Seastrunk | Nov 13, 2018 | Blogging, General, New
The majority of Website owners want you to leave comments. After all, the only reason their site exists is for you to visit. Comments show you took enough time reading the post to make your comment. So why is it so hard to leave a comment? Why do these websites want...
by Byron Seastrunk | Nov 4, 2018 | Blogging, New, Politics, Technology
I’m writing this on a Chromebook. Think of it more as an experiment rather than a review of Chromebook capabilities. Why? When my wife asked me what I wanted for Christmas, I saw it as an opportunity to upgrade my computer. A little research and I realized that...
by Byron Seastrunk | Oct 20, 2018 | Engineer, General, New, Writing
It was a dark and stormy morning. No really, despite sounding like the start to a bad novel, it’s extremely appropriate given where I was headed and what I was facing. I was supposed to be one of many lecturers at an event aptly called “Writers in the Field,” a...