Well, its a bust for 2010.<\/p>\n
Kinda wanted to go, since it would be\u00c2\u00a0a 10 year anniversary. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 A meaningless thing, but ten is such a pleasing number in base 10 arithmetic.\u00c2\u00a0 Since I am not going, I’ll just think of it in hex. This is really anniversary number ‘0A’, and there are six more to go before we get to ‘hex10’.\u00c2\u00a0 That may be about when I get back anyway.<\/p>\n
A\u00c2\u00a0 second personal grievance about missing\u00c2\u00a02010\u00c2\u00a0is knowing that\u00c2\u00a0there will be no\u00c2\u00a0meeting with Macho Cuesew<\/a> and\u00c2\u00a0 Leche Dinero<\/a> in person.\u00c2\u00a0 This is a possible once-in-a-lifetime chance that will slip by.\u00c2\u00a0 I have it on good authority that Dr. DX will also be at Dayton this year, as well as Bigg Gunn and the entire staff of the Fi-ni-report<\/a>.<\/p>\n Also gonna miss buying a beer at 10:00am from the high school band booster club.\u00c2\u00a0 That availability seemed amusing\/perplexing to an NC raised companion, but seemed like a breath of fresh air\u00c2\u00a0from the ‘good ole days’ for a south\u00c2\u00a0Louisiana native.\u00c2\u00a0 Breakfast of Champions…. ahhh, the good ole days, before political correctness ran amok through the feckless sheep!<\/p>\n Unfortunately it may be hard to even get a vicarious Dayton experience this year. Since circa 2009 current hamblog\u00c2\u00a0chic is to belittle the Hamvention recaps posted by bloggers who enjoy their Dayton experiences.\u00c2\u00a0 A fascinating glimpse into human nature.<\/p>\n Yeah, I can see where it might be repetitious and tedious to some folks.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Sure, you may\u00c2\u00a0live only a hundred miles away and hamvention is getting old for you after having been for 30 consecutive years.\u00c2\u00a0 I get it.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I’ve always enjoyed seeing after action reports.\u00c2\u00a0 For me, there’s usually something of interest to be seen, or a worthwhile anecdote to relate. Who can resist snapping a few photos of well preserved boat anchors?<\/p>\n I’m not sure why there’s so much intolerance out among the more\u00c2\u00a0self important bloggers.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Whatever floats their boat is fine.\u00c2\u00a0 But I’d expect that for every self superior grumpy Old Fart\u00c2\u00a0 there are ten or more casual drive by readers who will enjoy a first hand Hamvention account of every bit of seediness, geekiness, and OF’s foibles to be found on parade at Hamvention.<\/p>\n So if you blog, don’t be put off by the Nattering Nabobs of Negativity – post a hamvention review.\u00c2\u00a0 Sure, some OF is sure to whine again about the boring and repetitious nature of all your hamvention comments.\u00c2\u00a0 Is the opprobrium of politically correct-ified OF blog police really a valid reason to place restrictions upon yourself?\u00c2\u00a0 After all, they are not obligated to read every bit of flotsam and jetsam to turn up in their feeds or email.\u00c2\u00a0 What about the folks who might actually enjoy the recap?<\/p>\n Better yet.\u00c2\u00a0 Just to further\u00c2\u00a0annoy the Nattering Nabobs make it into multiple posts.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe even\u00c2\u00a0include some\u00c2\u00a0photos of some dorks in full geek regalia, or a photo of the remote Hamvention parking lot that looks like Dresden after the firebombing.\u00c2\u00a0 It is all part of the ambiance of the Dayton\u00c2\u00a0hamvention experience.\u00c2\u00a0 Or for 2010, lack thereof.<\/p>\n This year the offsite QRP’r seminars<\/a> sound interesting, in particular I’d like a chance to chat with NE1RD<\/a> about field operations.\u00c2\u00a0 In 2008 we discovered<\/a> that the “Four Days In May” QRP sub-convention<\/a> was worth hitting.\u00c2\u00a0 The home brew contest entries were worth the trip.<\/p>\n Any sitings of Macho Cuesew and Leche Dinero should\u00c2\u00a0 be documented thoroughly!\u00c2\u00a0 \ud83d\ude2e<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, its a bust for 2010.<\/p>\n Kinda wanted to go, since it would be\u00c2 a 10 year anniversary. \u00c2 \u00c2 A meaningless thing, but ten is such a pleasing number in base 10 arithmetic.\u00c2 Since I am not going, I’ll just think of it in hex. This is really anniversary number ‘0A’, and there are six more to go before we get to ‘hex10’.\u00c2 That may be about when I get back anyway.<\/p>\n A\u00c2 second personal grievance about missing\u00c2 2010\u00c2 is knowing that\u00c2 there will be no\u00c2 meeting with Macho Cuesew and\u00c2 Leche Dinero in person.\u00c2 This is a possible once-in-a-lifetime chance that will slip by.\u00c2 I have it on good authority that Dr. DX will also be at Dayton this year, as well as Bigg Gunn and the entire staff of the Fi-ni-report.<\/p>\n Also gonna miss buying a beer at 10:00am from the high school band booster club.\u00c2 That availability seemed amusing\/perplexing to an NC raised companion, but seemed like a breath of fresh air\u00c2 from the ‘good ole days’ for a south\u00c2 Louisiana native.\u00c2 Breakfast of Champions…. ahhh, the good ole days, before political correctness ran amok through the feckless sheep!<\/p>\n Unfortunately it may be hard to even get a vicarious Dayton experience this year. Since circa 2009 current hamblog\u00c2 chic is to belittle the Hamvention recaps posted by bloggers who enjoy their Dayton experiences.\u00c2 A fascinating glimpse into human nature.<\/p>\n Yeah, I can see where it might be repetitious and tedious to some folks.\u00c2 \u00c2 Sure, you […]<\/p>\n