by Byron Seastrunk | Aug 19, 2026 | Blogging, Stories, Topics, Uncategorized
When I got married, I realized fairly quickly that my new wife wasn’t going to be happy with the microwave and single-serve oven I was using. Apparently, marriage came with certain minimum appliance requirements. A new range was in order. 40 years later, we still have...
by Byron Seastrunk | Jun 11, 2024 | Blogging, Engineer, General, New
I’ve embedded an audio version of this post. Of course, the voice is AI generated but please let me know how you feel about this feature. Thanks! Ever get out of a meeting thinking that’s an hour of my life I’ll never get back? When you consider it, getting...
by Byron Seastrunk | Mar 1, 2024 | Blogging, General, New
When it comes to computer security, I used to pride myself on being pretty savvy. That self-assuredness shattered when I had the daunting task of replacing my wife’s computer. The moment revealed to me a shocking truth about my own security ignorance. Her...
by Byron Seastrunk | Mar 24, 2023 | Blogging, New, Technology
[Fair warning – I’m cheap, my website is slow and this is very picture intensive. It will load slowly] When I started Opinionbypen.com, I quickly learned that people wanted pictures. There’s a number of photo sites out there but between usage rights and...
by Byron Seastrunk | Apr 11, 2021 | Blogging, New
I lost one of my subscribers a few days ago. Although I never met the man but I always appreciated his willingness to read my posts and to remain a subscriber. I feel bad that I didn’t know more about him. It’s obvious that we could have been friends or he...
by Byron Seastrunk | Aug 1, 2020 | Blogging, General, New
2020 certainly was nothing like what we anticipated. We have politicians giving medical advice and orders based on nothing but their own fears and pocketbooks. We have doctors absolutely amazed that we’re ignoring their advice. Really, when was the last time you had a...