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Bonnie Is Home
The latest Bonnie was missing from 4PM Wednesday March 19th through 12:30AM Tuesday March 25th. Five days and 8 hours. During that time more than four inches of rain fell and temperatures dropped to 40F. Winds blew to 85mph. Gusts in our neighborhood were above 60 the evening of March 19th. NOTE: Updates are listed…
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Probability of Survival
Pragmatic Assessment – Hard facts in account. The last hours of a storm-panicked German Shorthaired Pointer. Despite the agony of not knowing… Mustn’t one temper the mind numbing fantasies of the fool’s hope?
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Gutted: That feeling of desolation.
We have (probably) lost our beloved dog. Yet in the quiet moments, which are very few – underneath the maelstrom of my current internal dialogue – a small voice to me says: Something is being offered, taught or shown. The flier is below, and the story here: Probabilities – What to expect for an outcome?
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$500 Paid – Bonnie Lass Missing
Bonnie is a wounded dog. DO NOT APPROACH. If found, call (541) 551-0377 or 911.
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Linux Mint Upgraded – v22.1
Straight ahead, a longish process… Awesome results. Cinnamon v20.1 through Virginia and Wilma to Xia v22.1 First deck took 3-1/2 hours. Very sweet Lenovo IdeaPads – 1Tb SATAs, 16Gb DDR ram. (wow, that’s an immense load of cpu cycles.) #1 went all the way through, flawless. Including paring away a bunch of orphaned packages. #2…
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A Short History: Why Amateur / Ham Radio?
Experiences with tsunami evacuations on the Oregon Coast drive my gradual shift towards preparedness.
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Validating The NanoVNA
Calibration and validation of the NanoVNA – Antenna / Vector Network Analyzer.
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Project Tailgate
Commencing 3/2025: “Project Tailgate.” Which is – Poking around adjacent counties, collecting “Scenic Treasures“. Plan is to visit the sites, photograph our offgrid setups to document being there, while calling CQ on 40m / 7285kHz or 20m / 14285kHz, QRP. 10 sites in 10 Counties? Earns a “Ranger” badge! LOL, okay? It’s for fun, anyway……
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