So I do a lot of bicycling, and I work the larger events from my bike (typically chase vehicle for marathons or triathlons. The guys at the back are usually not too…
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When Worlds Collide
Freshmen at my high school all had to take first-year English. As it happens, all new exchange students had to as well. So we had a student in my class, Suteera Nitayananta, who…
Power Poles (no, not THOSE)
I live along an abandoned railroad right-of-way that currently serves triple duty as a paved trail, a major drainage culvert, and an easement for my local electric utility. This combination gets interesting…
The Stupid, It Burns
You’ve doubtless heard the news of a Malaysian jet that disappeared not long after departure. It’s a Boeing 777, of which I’m rather fond, since the company for which I work (well,…
2013: The Year In Review
The year started unexpectedly in JANUARY by gracing Chateau Haney with a large sewer backup. In the past, such issues were small and more of an advanced annoyance (like having the gas…
The Miracle of Birth: The Untold Story
It was August 1981. I was 18, and about to start my freshman year of college. I was young, I was nervous, and I was driving my mother to an OB/GYN appointment….
We have changed website hosts
Folks, we’ve moved the entire site to a new hosting service. We had some trouble with the old one (including what appears to be a hacking attempt and some lost files), so…
Telling Lies for Fun and Profit
My brother has a degree in history, and an interest in “alternate history,” where you ask “what if thus-and-such had turned out differently” and go from there. “What if the Confederacy had…
The Art of the Wedding
When I’m not busy biking, coding, or radiating RF directly into the neighbor’s very annoying dog (NOTE: I DO NOT ACTUALLY DO THIS, even though the howling bastard deserves it), I play…
A bit more on APRS and bicycles
My bike rig is a Kenwood TH72, which has APRS built-in. It’s essentially the handheld equivalent of the D710, which is a fine radio. Like the D710, it allows you to tweak…