I thought I’d give a bit of plug to my young friend Jon Morris. Last night he played and sang at The Drowsy Poet here in Pensacola. He’s working up to recording a new CD.
Jody and I had a great time for two hours with a number of friends and some interesting music. You can learn more about Jon at jonmorrismusic.com.
No, not that kind of ham, a ham radio operator. Congratulations to my nephew Jason who went straight to Amateur Extra class, and is now AE7JH. That makes a total of five Amateur Extra class operators in my immediate family, Mom (Myrtle, WB7OIU, who wanted to keep her old call when she made Amateur Extra),…
Since I got started with some personal notes yesterday, perhaps I’m now in the groove, or is it a rut? Those who know me quickly become aware that I work best just short of chaos. Well, some would actually claim that I cross over into chaos. The fact is that an excessively organized workspace (in…
. . . more or less. I had a fairly annoying encounter with the flu, and in the middle of that had an as yet unidentified medical problem that sent me to the emergency room. All in all this combination cut my blogging (and my writing for print) way back for a couple of weeks,…
Update: The Pensacola News Journal now has a report here. After a depressing road trip and a delay filled return, the Pelicans got off to a late start against the Shreveport Sports. John Webb (my stepson, for those who haven’t realized it yet!) started for the Pelicans and went 6.2, allowing 3 runs, 2 earned….
I met Dr. Agatha Thrash back in 1974 when I went to stay with my brother-in-law Ted Nick and my sister Betty Rae. I managed the Country Life Natural Food Store (it was not then a restaurant) for nearly a year. Well, I was manager and sole worker. I didn’t really get to know Dr….
I don’t have the most positive view of our local newspaper, the Pensacola News Journal, but I normally show this by not reading it. I get local news from other sources, and national news from some of the national internet sources. I do check specific stories on a fairly regular basis and often have my…
