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@@ -14,18 +14,23 @@ in Martin Fink's Office of the CTO at what became
 strategy and advocacy for the company.  At the end of September 2016, I
 returned to early retirement... and am now enjoying "Retirement v2.0".
 
-I serve on the boards of
+I currently serve on the boards of
 the [Software Freedom Conservancy](https://sfconservancy.org),
 the [FreedomBox Foundation](http://freedomboxfoundation.org), 
-the [Linux Professional Institute](http://lpi.org),
-and [Amateur Radio Digital Communications](http://ampr.org).
+and [Amateur Radio Digital Communications](http://ampr.org), where I am
+also the Treasurer / CFO.
+
+I served for a while on the board of the 
+[Linux Professional Institute](http://lpi.org) helping it recover from
+some organizational trauma and transform to a membership-based entity.
 
 I served for a decade as President of 
 [Software in the Public Interest](http://spi-inc.org), and as a member of
 the board of directors for some time before that.
 
 I also served for several years on the board of the 
-[Linux Foundation](http://linuxfoundation.org).
+[Linux Foundation](http://linuxfoundation.org) 
+representing the interests of developers and individuals.
 
 I remain actively involved in the [Debian](http://debian.org) project,
 where I served for a year as the elected Debian Project Leader, and for nearly
@@ -82,7 +87,8 @@ digital communications processor.  My primary focus on the RUDAK team was
 communication with the other experiment modules that RUDAK talks to over the 
 CAN bus... SCOPE, MONITOR, CEDEX, and the thermistor SmartNode boards.  More
 recently, I led the design and delivery of the IHU design for the AMSAT-NA 
-[Fox](http://ww2.amsat.org/?page_id=1113) cubesat program.
+[Fox](http://ww2.amsat.org/?page_id=1113) cubesat program, and one of my
+boards has been "in the stack" on every recent AMSAT-NA satellite.
 
 If you want to find me "on the air" for a QSO, about the only chance 
 right now is to catch us
@@ -106,12 +112,11 @@ Not sure how to pronounce "Linux"?  Why not let Linus himself
 
 In recent years, my son and I have become very active building and flying 
 small and large model [rockets](http://gag.com/rockets).  I hold a 
-"Level 3 certification", and am a federally-licensed user of
-low explosives, which means I'm authorized to buy, store, and fly the largest
-motors currently available in the rocket hobby.  My personal confirmed 
+"Level 3 certification", and my personal confirmed 
 flight altitude record is 32,635 feet above ground, my highest recorded
-acceleration is 86 g, and I've flown a rocket to beyond Mach 3.1.  I served
-on the committee that defined the [Tripoli Mentoring Program](http://www.tripoli.org/TMP), and am
+acceleration is 86 g, and I've flown a rocket that reached Mach 3.21.  I served
+on the committee that defined the 
+[Tripoli Mentoring Program](http://www.tripoli.org/TMP), and am
 proud that my son aced the test to become one of the earliest TMP 
 participants.  My current focus combines rocketry with my electronics 
 background and strong interest in radio, see the 
@@ -169,7 +174,7 @@ tell me they believe
 [Eugene Hoy Barksdale](http://www.barksdale.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4409) 
 was my third cousin twice removed.  I had the chance to visit the base museum
 in the fall of 2016, and I must say I'm proud of his accomplishments!
-<
+
 Encrypting email is good.  My currently preferred public key is 
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