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Author Archives: Chris Penningroth
Withering Heath
No, it’s not a paragraph about The Hobbit. It’s about one of my favorite literary characters to hate, Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights. I read Wuthering Heights two or three years ago. Many of my friends had read it back in High School. … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Literature
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To Coin a Collection
We’re now four years past the end of the George Washington U.S. State commemorative quarters. I still haven’t found a circulated 2008-P Idaho. I’m trying hard not to buy a mint set just to get that one coin, it would … Continue reading
Posted in Coin Collecting
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Straight as an Arrow
It’s not an F-16, but it’s nice to be able to get airborne again once in awhile.
Posted in General Aviation, Hobbies
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Roll the Stone Away
Note: This post’s draft was written on 02 May 2011, but I didn’t post it until 16 January 2012 * * * * * * * * * I listened to this song all the way to and from work today. Why … Continue reading
What do I Read After the News?
News browsing evolves over the years, at least for me. Since I moved back to the States a few years ago, FoxNews is pretty much standard fare at work and I can watch it at home. It beats that conglomeration … Continue reading
Backyard Dipole
I managed to set this 10-m dipole antenna in my back yard a few weeks ago and made a handful of contacts with it working the band over the course of about an hour. I had some help creating the … Continue reading
Posted in Amateur Radio
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Happy New Year 2012
Thank the good Lord that we’re starting a new Year of Our Lord Two-thousand, Twelve. Or more curtly, 2012 AD, anno domini. I can’t wait for the new year. The most charitable thing I can think to say about this year just … Continue reading
Tagged Christianity, Politics
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Overdue Recognition as an Era Closes
How One Soldier\’s Strategy Turned Tide in Iraq — 20111215 CBS News It’s been a long time since I went back here, five years ago. I felt like I had to do so. I’d like to thank CBS News for … Continue reading
Posted in "Downrange", Military Affairs, US Army, What\'s Right
Tagged Iraq, Memorial Day
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Happy Veteran’s Day
Thank you, America, for taking this day to honor Veterans.
Posted in Military Affairs
Tagged Armistice Day, History, Veteran's Day
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Radio is My Friend, Radio is My Enemy
A few weeks ago during the recent World Series, I had to go to a conference in Rome, NY. I had picked up a rental car and was driving to Utica from Syracuse in the mid-to-late-evening. I turned on the … Continue reading