Category Archives: Personal

Fixing things

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Kevin

My father, uncle and my grandfather made their livelihood in large part by fixing things. My grandfather had a sign in his store: We fix anything but a broken heart My father was a watchmaker and when I was ready … Continue reading →

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Radio nostalgia

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Kevin

Here’s my nostalgia photo from December of 1967. My “radio shack” was a bedroom closet. The Eico signal generator, the Lafayette KT-340 shortwave receiver and the Heath kit IO-21 scope were all built from kits. Sort of in the center … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Personal, Radio, Technology | Tagged Lafayette, Nanaola, Shortwave, shortwave listening, shortwave radio | 1 Comment

Some of my best friends are black

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Kevin

A Story of Race and Inheritance I grew up in rural Alabama in the days when George C. Wallace was governor. I actually heard him speak once at my high school football half time. I remember hearing his trademark campaign … Continue reading →

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Осень

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Kevin

It’s that magical time of the year when the weather turns cool. The oppressive heat and humidity of a South Carolina summer races from experience to remote memory. I never learned enough of the Russian language in College to actually … Continue reading →

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How my Mom named me

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Kevin

It’s Mother’s day and I’ve been thinking of my late mother today. She told me that she gave me my name and that it came from a radio soap opera character named Kevin Bromfield. I looked before and couldn’t find … Continue reading →

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Not can he rhomboid soybean (take 2)

Posted on November 25, 2005 by Kevin

A few weeks back I wrote a poem, Not Can He Rhomboid Soybean, and posted it on Blog or Die! It was supposed to be a silly thing based on the silly premise of a spammer’s email subject. But it … Continue reading →

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