I'm alive!

Yes...I'm still around, but haven't been blogging. Kinda busy, but more than that blogging just fell out of my routine.

Lots of people in town this weekend for Austin's baptism and we're getting ready for that.

Austin...he keeps getting bigger and more fun all the time. He even laughs once in a while now.

We were in Rochester last weekend when I heard and saw him laugh for the first time.
We went down there to "get out of town" and do some shopping and good dining.
At at the Hubbell House on Friday night and at Michael's on Saturday night.
Steak and shrimp at the Hubbell house and ribs at Michael's.
So Austin got to go with us this year on the annual Rochester ritual.

No motorcycle activity, except for me moving it about 5 feet in the garage to get a ladder out.
Got the ladder out to work on my 80/40 dipole...half of which had sagged to the roof and was laying on the roof.
Put the Hustler vertical antenna back up and put radials under it and it tunes VERY nicely now on 40/30/20/15/10.
Mike says I should go for it and put the 80m resonator on. Maybe this weekend. Hope that helps bring the 40m resonant point up about 200khz.
Doesn't make sense that it would, but I'm no antenna engineer.

I'm up to the 30th degree in Scottish Rite masonry. Only 31 and 32 to go! 2 weeks left to the black hat.

Got to attend the Master Mason (3rd degree) at my lodge on Monday. A lot different watching it than being in it! It was great. The past masters did a super job I thought.

No computer projects to speak of going on at the moment. I want to get on some digital ham radio modes this winter with my shiny new vertical antenna.

All is well. No snow yet (that stuck) and sunny warm weather today!