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All hobbies have their own lingo, and Ham Radio or Amateur Radio is no exception. One word that is used a lot is the term Elmer. Using the word “Elmer” to mean “mentor” is unique to ham radio. Rick Lindquist, WW1ME, traces the origin of the term to the March 1971…

Time to dust this blog off and get back to writing. Again. It’s been a long time since I have really written anything for this. But I want to get back to writing. Sometimes it helps with things going on in life. Sometimes it helps to remember things that have…

I’ve tried to think about what I wanted to write about Thanksgiving this year. But 2020 has been a year of absolute craziness. My year started off rough with some sickness that just led into the whole COVID pandemic. Our Thanksgiving this year is like a lot of…

As most churches, our church had its first online service due to most churches not being able to have services due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Our pastor was talking about how the virus has canceled so many things, sporting events, bars, entertainment venues and so on…

Well, it’s time to knock the dust off the blog and get back to writing some. It’s been a little over a year now since I’ve posted anything. Wouldn’t be the first time I’ve not posted in a long time but I’m hoping 2019 will be…

We held a night of Worship tonight at church. We called it A Night of Thanks. It’s been discussed some before but now was the time. Things are happening at Catalyst. We are in the process of buying our property. So we thought it was a good time to just come…

“I will never stop learning” – Automatic Creed Over the last couple of years, I have been using WordPress for building websites. WordPress started out as a blogging platform but thanks to the open source community it has evolved into so much more….

Yes I’m crazy. Yes I sat up until around 3 am on Election night/morning. I guess it’s the journalist in me. With my background, I have plenty of friends that were in the Clinton camp. I also have plenty of friends in the Trump camp. Both candidates promised hope. Bo…

Well another music icon from my childhood passed away today. Prince was found unresponsive at his home and EMTs were unable to bring him back. I’ve written before about how much music plays a role in our lives but for me, the artist that really followed me through…

I felt like I left for college again Monday night. After eight years, our family’s time with Pack 45 Cub Scouts ended as the twins earned their Arrow of Light and have now crossed over into Boy Scouts. What does that have to do with leaving for college? Joining Cub Sc…