When I’m not on the radio—or blogging here—I like to read and cook, and sometimes even read about cooking. So, when I found Best Food Writing 2010 on our library’s new book shelf, I snapped it up. This anthology contains great essays by great writers on topics that range from roasting a pig to eating sardines to making the perfect French fry.
So, what does a book about food have to do with amateur radio? Well, just as these essays capture the essential humanity of food, I am trying in this blog to capture the essential humanity of amateur radio. I realize this might be a bit of a stretch. After all, we all need food to survive, but could probably do quite nicely without amateur radio, if it came to that.
Even so, amateur radio is a human experience. Human beings partake in this hobby, and without other humans to communicate with, it really wouldn’t be quite so much fun.
I only wish that I could write as well as some of the writers in this book. Sometimes, after reading an especially good essay, I feel a little twinge, and then get an overwhelming desire to revise some of the posts here. Unfortunately, blog posts usually lack the polish that you find in essays such as these. For bloggers, it’s often more quantity than quality.
I’m going to try, though. Every week, I’m going to go back and do some editing on at least one post. I don’t know that what’s posted here will ever be as good as what’s in this book, but the editing should improve the posts and maybe even make me a better writer in the process.