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Back to the "Deep South" in Duluth GA

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I get a kick out of hearing the term "Deep South" in 2026. It is a crazy incredibly outdated label. I think maybe I should start saying the "Deep Northeast". I am a Yankee. My family came over on the Mayflower and moved to Upstate NY via Connecticut. Terms used in the revolutionary and Civil war days are generally inappropriate. My family is all but totally out of NY State now. I find the term "deep south" to be of the same thinking that the movie "Heidi" is what contemporary Europe is like. Watching the fireworks in Rochester, NY from the back yard of a house in the city made it look like a real war zone. It is a long drive between Berkshire, NY and Duluth, GA. Most of the 35K miles on the truck were spent in between. I drove the truck about 3k miles in 2-1/2 weeks. It was great to spend time on the farm. It was good to make some progress on needed repairs and improvements. I also felt good about making some new friends up there. I will be...
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Today is DJ's Birthday. We started the day off in the canoe on Nanticoke Lake.
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A friend of mine from Antarctica (Adam Brown K2ARB) and I flew out to the annual Dayton Ohio Hamvention. It is the largest hamfest in the world. I managed also to visit the Air Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB (which I always wanted to do). Adam picked me up in Binghamton and it was a bout a 3 hour flight (each way) to and from Dayton VFR on top of broken clouds. It was a great time. Hamfests always get me more interested in ham radio.