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I Had a Craving
I haven’t had a Primanti’s sandwich in years. For some reason, I was really craving one lately. Today’s weather forecast was cool with a 50% chance of rain pretty much all day. I…
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A Pleasant Cruise on Lake Erie
We had a chance to get out on Saturday for a little daysail on the lake on Pinniped, our Jason 35. We awoke early, checked the weather again to verify the wind forecast,…
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New Bike Day!
Today was New Bike Day for me! I have been searching for something beefy to help me do some bike camping (“bikepacking” is the new word, I understand). Jenny and I made a…
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A Little Urban Exploration by Bike
Jenny and I took what looked to be a rainy, cold day today, and turned it into a partly sunny (but still a little chilly) photo bike ride through McKeesport and Duquesne.
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Unfamiliar Landscapes
Sights that were once familiar in the winter are suddenly lost to waves of green. Bird and (small) beast fill the once eerily silent air with noiseful exuberance. Ferns unfurl. Buds burst into…
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First Successful POTA Activation!
Earlier this month, I wrote about an unsuccessful amateur radio Parks on the Air (POTA) activation attempt. Last weekend, I had another attempt that was unsuccessful from Raccoon Creek State Park, though I…
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Spring is Coming, and a Failed POTA Activation
Back in late January, I learned about an operating activity that suddenly sparked an interest in getting active again on the amateur radio HF bands. Parks on the Air aims to promote amateur…
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Icy Lighthouse
I visited Pinniped last week at the boatyard. We had the two smaller hatch lids over the galley and nav station rebuilt over the winter. I wanted to get those put back on…
