For many years, this website served as my personal blog, where I wrote about pretty much anything I cared about — a weird mix of everything from film photography to technology to cooking to whatever else came to mind. In 2019, I split-out my film photography interests into a separate website, originally intending to kill this site entirely. In the end, I left a handful of my most popular posts online, but otherwise abandoned the site.
Now, in 2024, I’ve decided to resurrect this site, reactivate a few bits of old content, and start creating new posts as well. This site will remain a rather esoteric mix of topics that interest me. Those include ham (amateur) radio, technology (especially computing and networking), and food and cooking in particular, but it might also venture into home improvement, media, music, or anything else that pops to mind.
Regardless of what you came here for, I hope you find some items of interest.
Latest posts
Here are my latest posts. For a full list, visit the Posts section.
- When a Plan Comes Together: Ham Radio and POTA
Rejoining the ranks of amateur radio operators this year has been a whirlwind. It’s been exactly 12 weeks, as I write this, since I took my Technician exam test (on July 21) that, with previous… Read more: When a Plan Comes Together: Ham Radio and POTA - Review: KM4CFT Iambic Paddle Kit V2
Since returning to ham radio, I’ve now attended two different “hamfests” — basically ham-radio-centric flea market style events, for those unfamiliar. Both have been a bit of a bust for me, but the most recent… Read more: Review: KM4CFT Iambic Paddle Kit V2 - For the Love of Radio: SDRplay RSP1B
After deciding to get back into ham radio (read more here), I needed to build a stealthy antenna for the HF (high frequency, a/k/a shortwave) bands in order to get back to the ham activities… Read more: For the Love of Radio: SDRplay RSP1B - A Return to Ham Radio
I’ve had a slightly fraught relationship with the amateur radio hobby, better (perhaps) known as ham radio, since first getting my license as a youngster back in 1977. My various entries and exits from it… Read more: A Return to Ham Radio - iPad Pro: Don’t try this at home
I was raving about Apple’s product quality just this week. Then this morning I see this rather disturbing article on The Verge. - A Southern staple and Britain collide: Banana Custard Made from Bird’s
I never thought I would see any possibility of a dish from the American South colliding with a staple of the British kitchen, but alas, I’ve seen it, and it’s glorious. Or at least easy… Read more: A Southern staple and Britain collide: Banana Custard Made from Bird’s - Anova immersion circulator: Three years in
I suppose you could say that I was early to the sous vide game; I became aware of sous vide in general, and immersion circulators specifically, by watching Food Network — one of my few… Read more: Anova immersion circulator: Three years in - Baratza Coffee Grinder revisited: DIY repairs; really? (Cool!)
In the summer of 2016, I bought a Baratza Encore coffee grinder, and wrote about it while this blog was still under its previous name. Unfortunately, my love affair with the grinder waned a bit… Read more: Baratza Coffee Grinder revisited: DIY repairs; really? (Cool!)