Author: Scott Westerman

I was talking with a co-worker this week about a challenge she’s facing at the office. It’s a big one, an issue that would definitely keep me up at night. She said something that put it in immediate perspective,”If you’ve lost a child, everything else is much less important.”She an her husband lost a 5…

Internet access has become a prerequisite. I won’t stay in a hotel that doesn’t have it. And I’m to the point where I would consider avoiding an airport where access is problematic. I recently found myself sitting at gate B50 in Denver, waiting for a United flight to take me back to Albuquerque. ABQ has…

During World War II, he spent his final months in the service in the Philippines… and went back years later to build Habitat for Humanity homes there. Earlier this year he was inspired by Tracy Kidder’s book Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World, and decided,…

Beyond the haircuts, one of the distinctive visuals associated with the Beatles is the logo that adorned Ringo’s Ludwig drum kit. Brian Epstein was an early believer in the holistic approach to rock n roll branding. The hair, the suits, the boots, the guitars, the drums and the logo all contributed to the total Beatle…

I take no credit for coming in “first”. I rode with my neighbor and new friend WB8WFK, proving once again that it’s often better to be lucky than smart. WSWSeptmber 2 Hunt ReportWhat a nice hunt today. We had four teams and pretty good weather. The day started with sun and a light breeze —…

It was surreal.Our little Michigan State alumni group was enjoying a rare moment of relaxation. Coach Mark Dantonio’s young Spartan team had taken some solid first steps. Game won 55-18. In our second floor corner of the Fox and Hound here in Albuquerque, we were multi-tasking, watching three games, ours. Ohio State’s and Michigan’s. The…

Thanks very much for your warm welcome and I have to say, it’s great to be at a hamfest again. When I was a newly minted Technician in the Detroit area, Summer seemed like one swap after another, beginning with the annual pilgrimage to Dayton and ending at the start of football season.Colleen and I…

I admit it. I don’t buy many CDs anymore. With something like 2,000 of em in my collection, I have just about every oldie that ever tickled my eardrums. Rhapsody supplies the rest. My musical era is 1964 to 1975, roughly starting with the British Invasion and ending abruptly when Hues Corporation’s “Rock The Boat”…

Congrats to my favorite Internet nerd, Rob Curley on the launch of LoudonExtra.com, the hyper local subsite of The Washington Post. In this story, the publication explains itself and it’s mission. In many ways, it’s similar to Rob’s other successes with the Lawrence Journal World and the Naples Daily News; ultra local and database driven…

“Hey, there’s Smith’s,” she said. “They have Boar’s Head, let’s stop and get some.”Boar’s Head cold cuts were her faves when we lived in Florida. Only a couple of the Smith’s grocery stores here have the product. It was Sunday. We were on our way back from a cook-out, and since she’s the Queen, we’ll…