On this day in 1944, my granduncle Dean—my dad's middle-namesake—was killed in action fighting fascism. He was a 20-year-old ball turret gunner on an B-17. He died somewhere between the sky and a patch of land near Millingsdorf Germany.

I know this due to a remarkable document: an 85-page Missing Air Crew Report preserved in the US National Archives, whose motto is "littera scripta manet”: the written word endures.

I recently discovered my 20+ year-old radio receiver still works, and this has reinvigorated my interest in getting my #hamradio license. Also want to experiment with #SDR because waterfall displays 🤩.

In the past I mostly used this receiver for aviation comms, but I wanted to branch out to some other bands so tried #WWV. I'm about 60 miles south of the antennae sites, but only hear static on all five freqs. Is this because the stock rubber ducky antenna is inadequate for HF?

As a #typography enthusiast, I'm fascinated by hand-lettered exhibit descriptions. People who do this work: I love it! You are so talented! Thank you! How?! I have feelings and questions!

If you're at a #museum and see someone reverently touching the lettering on the wall, it’s probably me, feeling for the edges of the glyphs to convince myself it's analog typography. Though I hope there are other appreciators out there.

This is from the Korean Moon Jars exhibit at the Denver Art Museum.