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Three weeks from now it will be two days after Christmas 2025

We might all ask where this year went? There was chaos, ICE round ups, assassinations, government shutdowns, Elon Musk RIFs, AI taking your job, higher prices for everything, uncertainty for the future and lest we forget tariffs. Indeed, it was a good year for the wealthy and super wealthy but not so good for us common folk.

With all honesty it will be very difficult to utter these words "well, 2026 will be better". The only hope for 2026 is the mid-term elections which has the potential of changing the script.

On a personal level this year has been tough for me with the passing of the XYL and now adjusting to that major change. Somehow hooking up with a 24-year-old like that old sports guy, what is his name, is not on my radar. [Exceptions made for much older YL's who can still enjoy life.]

Soon I will complete another orbit of the sun and with that my get up and go has got up and went. My zest for building anything electronic has been dialed way down. 




To keep fit I have been doing some weight training with barbells and try to walk a minimum of 6000 steps every day. That is done early in the morning as I hate it but do know that is important for my health.

A task in early January is to thin the herd of boat anchor radios that were once coveted but just no longer have any appeal to me. I will be posting a list on this blog, and the pricing will be deeply discounted as I hate to see this stuff in a land fill. 

Radios from National, Swan, Hallicrafters, Drake, Ten Tec, WRL, SBE and Collins will be on the list. These are being sold as is, for parts or restoration and most work or mostly work.

Regarding whom you voted for a year ago to change things are you better off today, one year later? Check the approval rating data.

Them that know can make things go.

73's
Pete N6QW

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