If nothing else good had happened to me today, “You’re Pitiful” by Weird Al Yankovic made my day. It’s a free download from his website.
It is such a perfect parody that it brought tears to my eyes. Listen for yourself and tell me if you don’t think of someone that it reminds you of. If [...]
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Beautifully Pitiful Parody
I heard it
Podcasting even has it’s own theme song. “On A Podcast — The Squeaky Clean Remix” is a song by Cruisebox. It has quickly become the podcast anthem. The original has language to which some would object. Thanks, Cruisebox, for the clean version!
Podcasting Introduced
Since the launch of iTunes 4.9 I have really been getting into Podcasting. Time will tell if it will be a true medium of choice for discerning listeners, of if the hype will be more like the Doppler Effect of a passing train. I think this idea has staying power. I’ve even been considering [...]
CD: Shatner - Has Been
A new CD arrived in the mail yesterday. I ordered William Shatner’s Has Been album from BMG. The album is much better than I expected. In fact, I expected that I would regret getting this CD. But this CD has a lot to offer. It is deep, contemplative, funny and so much more. Shatner’s voice [...]
0.5 watts of nothing but POWER
I made a contact last night using the K7DAV repeater located on Antelope Island. Started out on 2 watts, but stepped it down to 0.5 watts on my handheld radio using a mag mount on top of my roof, just to see if I could get through. K7JXY reported full quieting with 2 watts and [...]
Radio is dead, long live radio.
Entries on Slashdot this morning related to radio…
1. Happy 100th To The Vacuum Tube
2. FCC Claims Regulatory Power Over home Computers
3. An Interplanetary Laser Communications System
Amateur Radio makes the world a smaller place.
It’s a small world. Among my many interests, for many years I have wanted to get my Amateur Radio License. I have been studying for it for a few days and plan to take the Technician Class test on November 3rd.
I just happened to be on the ARRL.org web site and found this article. What [...]
