by Byron Seastrunk | Oct 30, 2025 | Engineer, General, New, Technology
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...
by Byron Seastrunk | Oct 26, 2025 | General, New, Politics
Politicians, influencers, news media, advertisers, and even lowly bloggers are all trying to give us our opinions. Not just influence us, but tell us exactly what we should think, buy, believe, and vote for. They hire “experts,” unleash social media armies, and now...
by Byron Seastrunk | Sep 14, 2025 | Engineer, General, New
Over the years I’ve picked up my share of scars. I have no desire to get rid of them; many of them are far better than any government-mandated warning labels. To name a few lessons: don’t attempt to catch falling knives, attempting to ride a dirt bike through a barbed...
by Byron Seastrunk | Aug 29, 2025 | General, New, Politics
My family tree is populated with strong-willed women. My great-grandmother served as a deputy marshal in Oregon. My grandmother rolled into Arkansas by covered wagon. My mother ran a newspaper in Irving. So you’ll forgive me if I can’t help but wonder why on earth any...
by Byron Seastrunk | Aug 21, 2025 | General, New
On August 14, Chewy informed me that FedEx had delivered my package. I was surprised because my driveway alarm hadn’t gone off. Then again, I’m used to FedEx’s brand of “service.” I’ve had packages dropped in my trash bin, tossed on the side of the road by my mailbox,...
by Byron Seastrunk | Aug 17, 2025 | Engineer, General, Married to an Engineer, New
Several years ago I wrote Use It or Lose It, acknowledging that my cooking ability had gone into decline when I was married. Just as I outsourced phone numbers to my smartphone, I outsourced cooking to my wife. And once you outsource something long enough, you lose...