Parrothead Jeff

The events leading up to this make for a long story which might be told sometime in the distant future, but this is remarkable in and of itself.
Not all that long ago, I and the rest of the techs on the floor at work were told we were not to discuss firearms on the floor [...]

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Looks like North Korea has decided again to play nuclear brinkmanship and the U.S. is going to try to negotiate again.
I’m getting sick and tired of this BS. Really. Think about the classic definition of insanity.
As much as I hate the thought of people starving and such, it’s time to put [...]

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I don’t know why it is, but for some reason I can’t seem to get even halfway through a request without the word “NO!!!” being given in response.
Just the other night I was sitting on the couch with Cindy and watching a special about air power. I managed to get “Hey dear…” [...]

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Many people think of Amateur Radio Operators (Hams) as hunched over a large bench full of receivers, transmitters, amplifiers, and meters. They picture a forest of antennas outside of the station.
Some of the time, they’re right. Just take a look at the station and antennas IZ4FVW has set up. Before I go [...]

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Yep, that’s my new callsign - KE7VYA
I’m now the official holder of a Technician class license from the FCC which allows me to operate an amateur radio station
I’ve purchased a Yaesu VX-6R radio which puts out 5 watts on the 2 meter band, 5 watts on the 440 MHz [...]

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I was perusing the interwebs and came across a sad news story - Richard Wright of Pink Floyd has passed away after a long bout with cancer.
I was and still am a big time Pink Floyd fan and I’m glad I got to see David, Nick, and Richard together in 1994 in San Diego.
Richard wrote [...]

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September 11, 2001
It seems like it was so long ago - a lifetime at least. Not seven years by any stretch of the imagination. Blogging has been light lately - lots of stuff in the background as you can surely imagine. This date (which needs to be a National Holiday as should [...]

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Law Dog is a law enforcement officer with a serious gift for writing I can’t remember how I came to find him online, but I’m sure glad I did!
I’ve read quite a bit of his archives, but the three stores I’ve liked the best so far are I don’t know if the ending [...]

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