The end of the world as we know it
No, not a REM song, Boeing has set forth the stuff a lot of science fiction movies are based on, eradicating the life out of electronics. They have come up with a missile, that instead of blowing up the target, sends a huge burst of microwave energy instead. This has the effect of shutting down […]
If we don’t – Remember me.
This has go to be the best blog I have ever seen. No thinking, just visual fun. Just go there and look. If You Don’t Remember Me is the name of the site and you can click on the link and see an image on the full post. The photos are gif files, which by default […]
Employers make it hard to find good workers
I came across this article today while reading Today’s website, and was not shocked. Back when I was a manager and had to sort through stacks of résumés, I tried to look for content. What caught my eye was design factors, you know, stark white paper or a good color. Spelling, etc. Then, I looked […]
The folly of Facebook
Facebook, what image comes up for you when you read that name. It’s a name loaded with lots of impressions. I first heard of it years ago when my daughter had it. I was jealous and glad to see something had replace MySpace at the same time. You see, back then only students could have […]
A final irony for a space shuttle
On September 20th, 2012, the shuttle Endeavour was on it’s last flight, so to speak. This time it was not in space, but low flight over the Southwest on it’s swan song tour before being put in a museum. Terrible ending for a great spacecraft. Just looking at images of it, it needs to be […]
The wonder of J-Poles
The Alinco is run by three AA batteries and I keep it in my purse for emergencies, although, my mobile phone is better for that. The Yeasu, I use primarily. Only problem is I hear fine, but people say they receive a scratchy signal. While there is as many configurations out there as there are […]
Is Ham Radio still relevant?
I recently took the classes in Anacortes, passed the class and soon afterward, received my license in the mail. I was now an amateur radio operator, technician class. Whoo Hoo! Now, to put into practice all that I have learned. The woman in the picture here is, Florence Violet McKenzie who back in the 1890’s […]
Oh, what a strange trip it’s been…
So, here I am, many, many months later finally returning to my blog/journal. A few problems getting back on, new software updates, and still the same old slider issue. So, here it goes again. Thanks for your patience! – Robin, editor Tweet
