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Roadblock to Progress

My back is hurting - I think it's just a mild strain, not major organic damage, but I'm taking it easier this weekend. I wasn't able to show up at the 2017 ARRL Field Day for my radio club, but I couldn't take a chance on making it worse.

I didn't even go to church this morning. Like I said, taking it REALLY easy.

Our cable is out - the lawn guy accidentally cut the cable, so, until around 4 pm today, we're off the grid - at least for Dish.

I'm using the Roku, which works off our OTHER cable, for Internet. I've found an interesting program, The Man in the High Castle. It's a sci-fi look at what America would have looked like, had Hitler won. It's based on a story by Phillip Dick.

It's another one of the Amazon Prime offerings - no charge for Prime customers (which, about 6 out of 10 people in the US are).

I was blown away by the first of the Prime shows I found - Z - The Beginning of Everything. I'm just waiting impatiently for Season 2.

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