It’s been almost a year since I started out on the mother of all road trips. I was both encouraged to and discouraged from blogging along the way. Somehow I managed to do both, or neither. I learned a lot … Continue reading
My mother died one year ago today: February 21, 2012. It happened unexpectedly and suddenly, but thankfully not so suddenly that she was alone. My father and sister were with her in her last moments. My brother and I arrived … Continue reading
I’m so excited! I received the finished QSL cards for this summer’s road trip in the mail yesterday. I’ve got a lot going on right now with the end of the semester, so I have to wait until late this … Continue reading
By all accounts, the 2nd Annual US Thanksgiving Weekend Worked All Twitter (#WATwitter) QSO Party seems to have been a great success. We followed new hams on Twitter who we hadn’t been following. Hams on the air heard us talk … Continue reading
It’s the start of a long holiday weekend here in the United States, and I’m about to travel from my home in Charleston, South Carolina to my hometown near Chattanooga, Tennessee. Eugene @imabug is coming with me, and whichever of … Continue reading
Our Worked All Twitter Thanksgiving event is generating quite a buzz around the online ham radio community. Andrew Rohne, KE8P (formerly AC8JO), wrote a great article about #WATwitter on the Milford Amateur Radio Club website: Hamtwits and The Worked All … Continue reading
As we get closer to the US Thanksgiving holiday, you’re probably making your plans. Maybe you’ll be travelling, maybe you’re following Home-Ec101‘s Countdown to Turkey Day 2012 series while getting ready to host dinner for family and friends, or maybe … Continue reading
Forty years ago today, my dad was licensed as an amateur radio operator. Congratulations, Dad. I’m proud of you, and I’m glad that I can share your hobby with you. 88, ConCon … Continue reading
“Turn here, we want to go west.” — Eugene, leading us astray after a stop for lunch while heading east back home to Charleston, Monday. “It’s not a vacation until you have to turn around.” — Bird family rule, circa … Continue reading
This morning, Eugene and I are heading to my dad’s house in Tennessee. I’ve got a lot more stuff to sort through in the house before next month’s garage sale. I was there about a month ago and sorted through … Continue reading