The Zombie Apocalypse - Episode 6

Ninety days had passed since the world changed forever. Life for Clinton had fallen into a routine, though not a normal one. He spent time every few days hunting or fishing, but mostly fishing now that the weather had turned warmer. He was also spending considerable time foraging for growing...

The Zombie Apocalypse - Episode 5

After stopping by his house to pack a few things, Clinton set out for the long hike up to Boone. It was late enough in the day he decided to follow highway 19 which would be a little tougher hike, but it was off the beaten path and a bit...

The Zombie Apocalypse - Episode 4

Twenty-four hours after the event some information was beginning to be received. The event over Carolina had indeed been some sort of magnetic pulse as assumed, though its origin and method of delivery remained a mystery. Washington, DC was hit. Hard. Probably nuclear, but that was only speculation and not...

The Zombie Apocalypse - Episode 3

When Clinton walked onto the campus he hoped everything would be normal here and the power outage just an isolated event. But he noticed the large water fountain in front of the administration building wasn’t running as he walked past it. A bad sign. There were cars in the parking...

The Zombie Apocalypse - Episode 2

This day began as most others. The alarm went off at 6:15am. Clint rolled out of bed and hit the shower. At 6:20am the coffee maker started to brew what had been setup the night before. Thirty minutes later the professor was shaved, dressed, munching on a bagel, and filling...

The Zombie Apocalypse - Episode 1

In the next several posts, I want to explore the feasibility for radio communication during an actual SHTF situation. I’m not talking about a tornado or hurricane event. Ham radio operators are already well-equipped to help out in those kinds of transitory situations and newspaper headlines point this out daily....

Out With the Old

UPS delivered my new M3 MacBook Air last evening in the rain. I used the Migration Assistant app to transfer everything from my older (2020 M1) MBA via wireless connection, a process that took about two hours. That completed, the next step is prepping the old laptop for...


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