I have looked at my personal schedule, it is likely to be very light blog posting over the holidays as I am booked, booked solid I tell you. So, if I don’t get to say it, Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Festivus, Happy Saturn Festival, Happy Druid dirt munching dancing naked under a full moon, or whatever it is you celebrate.
For my part, it has been an interesting year. It started out a little trepidus, what with my full time job being eliminated in January. I was fortunate to be re-employed part-time right away, many don’t get that luxury. Then, my wife returned to teaching full time, which made me, by necessity, a stay at home dad four days a week. There have been many changes, but in the end, everything has worked out rather well.
While at home, I have worked on the blog and other ways to earn a little extra money. I can say that I am genuinely surprised by the reception this blog gets, both in the comments and off line e-mails and phone calls. I have enjoyed interacting with other industry professionals and bystanders, and although I might not agree with everyone on every point, I respect you all and value your input. I have found that while my engineering work hours are reduced, the amount of raw material for blogging is also reduced. I have also found that 14-15 posts per month is the right balance between quantity and quality, with the later being foremost importance. For as long as I have quality raw material to work with, I will endeavor to write about, take pictures of, and research issues that involve radio broadcasting.
Next year will undoubtedly bring about more changes. I look forward to hearing from you and I wish you all well over the holidays and on into the New Year.
Paul
Merry Christmas to you, too. Thanks for all your hard work on the blog. I look forward to more great reading in the new year!
Merry Xmas to you, too, Paul. Thanks for the clear evidence that engineering can be cool!
Happy Holidays for you too Paul and thanks for the great blog.
Feliz Natal (Merry Xmas)
Ricardo / Brazil
Paul: We will give you and everyone else here the wish of a politically correct and ACLU approved HAPPY HOLIDAYS!