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Monday, October 14th, 2024 Radio Reminiscing TEXT Continued... Tuesday, September 17th, 2024 Added an article on 49 MHz. Part 15 radio experiences in the 1980s. TEXT Continued... Wednesday, June 19th, 2024 Windsor Swap, CT Vintage Radio Swap Meet Report TEXT Continued... Thursday, May 09th, 2024 Space...The Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the workshop Dog Solitude. It's perpetual mission: to explore the limits of the blivet, to seek out new sources of stuff (aka obtainium,) to boldly go where few hackers have gone before. TEXT Continued... Tuesday, April 16th, 2024 Last Saturday was the Patterson, NY Militaria show sponsored by my friends Brian and Jean of The Duffle Bag. This is mostly a collectors event in that you won't find much in the way of militaru surplus gear used by airsoft enthusiasts and survivalist types. Indeed, it was mostly World War II collectibles, with a smattering of more recent vintage military memorabilia. I was in my usual corner spot with a couple tables of stuff that was excess to needs. I don't sell much as most of my stuff is either ephemera (military manuals) or post WW2 kit, but I often do well enough to help cover any purchases I make at the show, and the traditional after show lunch of calamari and cheesecake down at the local diner. TEXT Continued... Thursday, March 28th, 2024 And you could find the parts to almost anything, on Dog Solitude, if you dug long enough. - William Gibson, Mona Lisa Overdrive TEXT Continued... Sunday, March 17th, 2024 Overslept the alarm clock this morning! Woke up a couple hours past when I wanted to, which made making the NJARC swap meet on time problematic. Decided instead to only go into upstate New York, specifically Kingston and New Paltz. TEXT Continued... Friday, March 15th, 2024 The New Jersey Antique Radio Club is hosting a swap meet/hamfest tomorrow. TEXT Continued... Tuesday, March 12th, 2024 Cleaned up the Gopherspace a bit as I move my primary writing outle here. Hello to everyone visiting from the web! TEXT Continued... Wednesday, March 06th, 2024 Upgraded my SDF membership to ARPA level! TEXT Continued... Monday, March 04th, 2024 Added Neal Stephenson's essay, In the Beginning was the Command Line. TEXT Continued... Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 Visited the swap meet at the Vintage Radio and Communications Museum in Windsor, CT last weekend to sell some excess junk, and find new bargains. TEXT Continued... Sunday, July 23th, 2023 Addded the article on monitoring town channels. TEXT Continued... Wednesday, March 01th, 2023 Added my short story "The Rand Effect." It's not about Ayn Rand, but it is a warning. Never use the restroom alone during a thunderstorm unless you're looking for an adventure. TEXT Continued... Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 Added a directory of "new" stories starting with Dewey Disciples. TEXT Continued... Monday, September 19th, 2022 9/19/2022 - Hamfests TEXT Continued... Saturday, May 28th, 2022 Another revised story: B.A.S.I.C. TEXT Continued... Saturday, May 28th, 2022 Revised my short story "The Receiver." TEXT Continued... Sunday, July 18th, 2021 Added some short stories to the Gopherspace. TEXT Continued... Thursday, July 15th, 2021 Hello World! First entry in my Gopher log at SDF. TEXT Continued...