Good weather this weekend, so I’ll be in meatspace for most of it. If the weather is good where you are, you should be doing the same.

Here are the numbers:#

01, 47, 80, 81, 93. You know where your local library is. You know what to do.

• 010 – Bibliographies. Lame, but you take what the universe gives you.
• 470 - Latin and related Italic languages. Slightly less lame.
• 800 - Literature (Belles-lettres) and rhetoric. I had to ask my wife about this one.
• 810 - American literature in English. Getting better. I’ve found some cool stuff here.
• 930 - History of ancient world to c. 499. You know what my degree is in. I’ll never diss anything in the 900s.

These are just suggestions. If you don’t like them, break out your D10 or go to https://www.random.org/ and roll your own bones. Yes, that link was necessary.

Got a few links for you for the weekend.#

Jessica Wildfire - https://substack.com/@jessicawildfire - has been working on water generation, and is sharing the entire process on their substack. Worth a follow because it’s detailed enough for you to duplicate.

Navy 6 Combat Comms – https://www.n6cc.com/ - Retired sailor and ham radio operator in California who is into old Ford Broncos and keeping military surplus radios on the air.

Introduction To Traffic Analysis – https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jul/02/2002755776/-1/-1/0/INTRO-TRAFFIC-ANALYSIS.PDF - An oldie but goodie that shows you the beginnings of how to look behind the curtain.

I may not be going, but…#

I may not be going to HOPE, but the sale is not only still going on, but extended for the remainder of the Summer. Use discount code vua76b5 at https://litchfieldhillspress.gumroad.com/ until September 22.

Week’s Report#

My phone was off yesterday afternoon when I came home from work. It was just me and the three ladies I live with. The radio was tuned to a local station. The frequency was 97.3 MHz. for those who were curious. Music, some news, and the weather. Did not need anything else. Had burgers on the grill, drank NA Peroni which I might add is a pretty decent NA brew. Younger daughter was learning how to strike kitchen matches without burning her fingers, a useful skill everyone should have, and learning how seriously matches suck when they get even a bit damp. Hopefully you see the lesson in this passage.

The next swap meet at the local radio and communications museum is less than a month away on August 8th. https://www.vrcmct.org/ I still have more obtainium than I know what to do with, or efficiently organize, so I got a tailgate space there. That still leaves me the stuff I am keeping which needs to be organized. Found a small “tackle box” type organizer at the local Dollar General for 6 Bucks in the seasonal section. Perfect for small parts and fiddly bits.

That’s all for now. Maybe more later if I come across something interesting that I feel like sharing.