For What its worth
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Another Monday
Sitting, having a coffee at Memorial Union at UW on the shore of Lake Mendota, waiting for time to walk up Bascom Hill to my Macroeconomics class for today. A few quiet moments before donning my winter coat and draining my cup. Ain’t retirement a hoot!
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Radiosport
I’ve been so busy that I haven’t been able to “play” radio hardly at all this year. Living where I do I can only set up my antennas temporarily and take them down at the end of the day. Today I had time to set up antennas and stuff and finally play radio. In fact,…
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2nd Amendment Resistance
Lean in to the 2nd Amendment I’ve been haunted by a substack I read. “The Existential Republic: I researched every attempt to stop fascism in history. The success rate is 0%” outlined 4 options for defeating our growing fascism, and while I feel paralyzed when considering what I can, as an individual, do, to resist,…
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Changing the Frequency of repeater VXR-5000
I doubt anyone will need to read this post but I had to write it. We are swapping repeaters between sites and therefore want to swap the frequencies those repeaters use. One of them is an ancient Vertex VXR-5000. It still works fine despite being I-don’t-know-how-old-it-is. Most of the repeater control can be done using…
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View From the Beach in Êtretat, FR
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Reblog of BullFrog:
Reblog via BullFrog
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Sand Hill Crane
While I was taking my walk in Cherokee Marsh this afternoon I heard a noise to my right and there, about 15 feet away was a wonderful Sand Hill Crane. I asked him if he planned to stay there long enough for me to get my phone out of my pocket to take the picture…
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On Tyranny
I’ve just discovered the next book I need to buy, On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder. John Lithgow reads his twenty lessons from the twentieth century. This should whet your appetite as it has mine https://open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/twenty-lessons-read-by-john-lithgow?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3m2i7
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Hands off 2025 -2
Here are a few photos from today. #handsoff2025
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Handsoff2025 -1
Just getting warmed up here in Madison WI.