11th
October
2012
Times have changed. For the better, in large part. Bus seats are padded with a sort of corduroy that keeps me from sliding out into the aisle when we corner too quickly. Grocery carts are just deep enough that my load of groceries doesn’t (slide out in the aisle when I corner too quickly). Everybody has wifi, and they’ve turned on security. OK, that’s not the best thing for those who need to surf for free, but at least wifi doesn’t require decoding chalk marks on the sidewalk.
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posted in humour |
10th
October
2012
Wish I paid more attention to the various “show notices” around town. Due to getting the news too late, I’m missing a concert by Tim Chaisson, only minutes away. There: requisite sad face.
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posted in ham radio, music |
9th
October
2012
Sitting, watching something involving Rick Mercer, in a hamster ball, at Horseshoe Valley. And the memories come flooding back.
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posted in food, sports |
8th
October
2012
Permit me to perform a “happy dance”. The SDR project was tested this afternoon, and it worked! I now have a SoftRock Lite II Combined Receiver Kit, constructed according to plan and functional on 40 meters. For those of you who believe that a radio comes installed in your car or home cinema, take it from me that there are still people who like to start from scratch. When it works, your new radio becomes YOUR new radio, and the emphasis is deserved.
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posted in ham radio |
7th
October
2012
My internal clock is off by a whole day. Had to check the newspaper banner to make sure. I’ll lay blame with this afternoon’s football game (wherein the Rouge et Or proved to the upstart Carabins where the dynasty lives). What should be a Saturday activity, on a Sunday. You can understand my confusion.
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6th
October
2012
Our curtain saga draws to a close. After a sprint last evening to finish the window for son #3 (daylight has interfered with his sleep pattern), I took the leap of faith and hung a spare vertical blind over the basement opening. Now, I can feign evening time at almost any moment of the day, in almost any room.
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posted in technology |
5th
October
2012
Time for a break in routine; how about calling 911, fifteen times in a row?
I did, and I did it for the “right reason”. Remember how I’m the designated telephone caregiver for my corporation? You didn’t? Doesn’t matter; I am, for better or worse. And after an incident, last week, where one of our schools called 911 and it rang into a different city, the word came down: investigate, and fix. The sequence might have been different, but I’ve been in this game long enough to apply a modicum of logical process.
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posted in technology |
4th
October
2012
I’ve been on the phone for the last forty minutes or so. With the phone company (and that’s important). You see, they called me.
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3rd
October
2012
For my friends that feel I’m impatient, hear this. My SDR kits have been in the house for several days, and I haven’t tried to begin “building”. Yes, there have been other distractions, but I haven’t rushed headlong into anything. There. For the record.
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posted in politics |
2nd
October
2012
It’s time. Forget all that business about digital, and accurate to within two ticks of something’s tail. I want to go retro. I want to wind my clock every few days; if I let my duty slide, time will end. There. That should be enough to keep anyone on task.
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