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I earned my first SOTA points a week ago as an activator, and again this morning as a chaser. (My amateur radio call sign is K7EDS.) Activators pack a complete amateur radio station to the summit of a qualifying mountain. … Continue reading
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National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is almost here. [Sounds of gnashing teeth, scribbling pencils, fingernails on mouse pads and, most importantly, the repeated sharp “crack” as the slave driver limbers up his whip.] Since 1999, this annual event has helped … Continue reading
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The hearing of my Chinese Pixie is much better now. Pixie is a ultra-minimal ham radio transceiver that started several decades ago. The circuit has been tweaked, modified and improved over the years with the same goal of super small … Continue reading
Based on reader comments and suggestions, Serpent’s Smile is being re-written. Few people liked the main character. He second guesses himself into inaction, overestimates his abilities, and when he does take action, it’s almost always some dumb idea. Megyn never … Continue reading
The first draft of Serpent’s Smile has been removed from this website. My special thanks to all who offered comments and suggestions.
The first draft of Serpent’s Smile will be removed from this website on September 15th. There are several reasons for this. A re-write is now in progress. Commercial book publishers avoid works that are available elsewhere, especially when free. The … Continue reading
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Printing of the preliminary edition of Serpent’s Smile is underway. This is a limited run, not otherwise available to the general public. Copies are destined for readers with technical expertise in specific areas–explosives, for example–and to select individuals within the … Continue reading
Eight hours surgery, eight days in the hospital, and eight weeks for recovery (mostly). I’m half-way through the latter today. Opened up with a knife front and back–insert “foot long” here–in the final phase of tri-modal therapy that includes chemotherapy, … Continue reading
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Serpent’s Smile has been extensively edited since the first draft appeared here. Several tens of thousands of words have been cut. But writers are myopic; they see only what’s at the end of their nose, and even then they tend … Continue reading