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...
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...
Scars and Tears, Those Are My Warning Labels
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...
Use It Or Lose It, There’s More At Stake Than Your Skill Set
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...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?
