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    LEARNING CURVE

    Jan 01, 2022 4 minutes
    BY RON OCHU, KOØZ

    t’s 2022 and Happy New Year! Have you made any new year resolutions? I have. For one, I resolve to get my shack (ham parlance for radio room) and my rigs (transceivers) back on the air. Another resolution, as important as the first, is to begin the trek of becoming a “lesser” man by shedding a significant number of unwanted pounds. Since retiring from teaching 10 years ago, I’ve been putting on the pounds. It’s amazing how simple, daily routines such as driving to work, walking to and from my classroom, teaching, and doing hall duty kept extra tonnage off. I’ve always struggled with my waistline.

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