Got a call from ARRL Headquarters today...no one else has put their hat in the ring for Santa Barbara Section Manager, so by default that means I get the position without a messy election and all that entails...you know, kissing hands, shaking babies, etc.

Ironically, they wanted me back in Connecticut NEXT WEEKEND for orientation. Yep, they hold orientation in September for a position that is voted on in November. I'm not going-that's the same weekend as the Expo I am putting on in Camarillo.