Kind Of A Nice Day Out

Still a bit too cool for me though. Poop Dog seemed to enjoy it on our walk.

Not much going on. SWMBO and I went on our usual Friday date yesterday. Went to FPH for breakfast. I almost always have the Hobo Omlette. With 2 containers of salsa. Yummy. Just spent the rest of the day lounging around the house.

Got up early and drove to Kent, WA for a "Hamfest." Wasn’t worth the gas and time to and from. There was about 8 guys with booths selling some really OLD stuff and still everything was out of my financial league. Oh well, maybe I’ll win the handheld unit they were raffling off… Was kind of a nice ride until the traffic got really heavy going from I5 to Hwy 16.

Not doing much now but sitting around for a few minutes. Going to take another look at my radio. I’m still damned frustrated that I got my ticket and haven’t been able to talk on my radio. Seems to transmit CW fine; won’t do voice. On any band. Bummer!

Think I’ll set my camera up to record some clouds…

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What The Heck Has Been Going On?

Not much. Pretty much SSDD around here.

I did go take the test for my Amateur Radio License last Saturday. Technician. Passed! So I got my ticket and am a Ham Radio Operator now. Cool! I have my Dad’s old Yaesu FT-7 radio set up in my computer room, built a 10-meter antenna (which receives GREAT on the 20-meter band) and have been listening in until I get in the FCC database. Then I can get on-air and bore many many more people with my stories! Looking forward to it. Was listening to someone from South Carolina (great signal) talking to someone in Arizona. Then a guy (Chuck) in Riverside talking to as many people as he could. It was fun.

Just not much else going on. Still working on the book cases (trim. Which I’ve been saving for a rainy day) and all the usual stuff I do around the house. Updating my Facebook pages in the evenings. Still converting DVD’s to .avi files. Still converting our favorite tv shows to .avi files. Still running out of room on the Media Drives.

Oh yeah. QWEST finally got DSL out to our area so we signed up. Lots faster than Verizon Moble and no limits. Now I can download our favorite tv shows at home instead of driving 30+ miles (one-way) to my friends to do it. Cool! Can upload a lot more to my youtube and galleries also. Cool!

And if I get off my large grade-a old guys ass I can post here more often also. Wouldn’t that be nice.


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