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March 8, 2010

I’ve been under the weather the last few weeks battling one cold after another which is all too common at this time of the year for me. Regular News updates will resume as soon as I have a little more energy. As it is, nothing really news worthy to report right now or at least nothing that has a pressing need to be reported.

Yet again another problem has arisen with trying to relocate ANY PLACE!. Health Care Deform. Until I see how this plays out I won’t be able to commit to relocating to anywhere in the next couple of years. As mentioned in the last update on Feb. 16, it looks like I will be staying in the KC area for the next three years until I can better position myself to make a move. Too many things are going wrong right now and in this economy, a move could prove fiscally irresponsible to say the least.

One thing is certain. Assuming that Health Care Deform is passed and it now looks like it will be, I have decided that I will end up moving and living in a state that will offer its residents and “Opt Out” option from the Socialist Health Care system that Washington is forcing onto the citizens of the United States. Some states including Arizona, Indiana, Georgia and Minnesota already have plans in the works to either not formally recognize the new Health Care system or to draft legislation that if passed into law, would allow the residents of that state to opt out of the nationalist health care plan. I would rather live in a state where I have the power to decide what is best for my own health and not have the State tell me what I can and cannot have done and when or where and how it should be done.

February 16, 2010

Unbelievable! Just prior to my scheduled trip to the community I mentioned in the post below to look at properties, Simon Bar Sinister and Cad pulled out their Snow Gun and iced over the entire region to the tune of 30 inches of the white stuff. And they are back at it again this week adding several more inches. Having experienced such events in New England I can tell you that it will be at least April before all of that snow is melted. Until temperatures are consistently above freezing, that 30 plus inches of snow will not be going anywhere.

Yet again, my plans to relocate on my timetable is in serious jeopardy. In fact, this is going to put me at least three months behind schedule and in the meantime that means more money out of my pocket. As a result I’ve decided to alter my plans and relocation time table in order to improve my bottom line and still give this community a chance at being the home for the radio station in the future. Barring a miracle, I will be staying in Kansas City indefinitely. I have to wipe out most of my personal debt before I can make a move.

In the meantime I am going to try to purchase a fixer upper in a community in the Kansas City area and get the radio station up and running as a hobby in order to work out the kinks in the system. In the meantime I will see if any more properties in my price range and have the attributes that I need to facilitate the development of the radio station will come on the market over the course of this year. It is a hit or miss proposition in this community and many others and it could be several months or more than a year before that happens again. I’ve been through this more than once with this community and others that I’ve looked at in recent years. In addition, I am not going to throw all of my eggs into this one basket so to speak, and I will have a Plan B and Plan C backup community just in case...

January 31, 2010

I’m finally making some real progress with finding a suitable location to start my Part 15 AM radio station. Currently I am assembling the last few pieces of equipment that I need to outfit a fully functioning AM radio studio, production room and office. My apartment is a real mess what with all the boxes and equipment laying around but I’ll gladly trade the lack of space for having the opportunity to put everything together, albeit in a limited operational capacity, to have a little station up and running later this year from this location. This will give me the perfect opportunity to work out the bugs with the system before I move and have everything set up for “Prime Time”.

I am currently talking to people in a community with no local radio about bringing my station to that community. This past Friday we had a meeting with the local Chamber Director and it went fairly well. If all goes well and I don’t hit any further potholes along the way, I will be searching for a house starting in February and hope to have something lined up by spring. Then my next goal is the arduous task of having it fixed up and ready for occupation by the end of 2010. Then, crossing my fingers as I say this, if my financial status is still fairly decent like it is right now, I’ll be moving at the end of this year!

Look for more updates within the week. I’ve been under the weather last few days and have not had time to spend on the computer. I’ve spent most of my spare time in bed!