Category: News
Taglines?
More than a few years ago, I noticed that there were some email and blog taglines I really liked. In many cases, they were better than the message content. With this in mind, I started collecting them in the form of a raw text tagline file. I chose raw text because I didn’t want to … More Taglines?
Back to the moon – in Mandarin!
One of my fellow members of the Washington Science Fiction Association had this reply to a gripe about the shuttle program. He kindly permitted me to quote him. I got all the yelling and throwing things out of my system when they cancelled the Apollo program and turned NASA over to the political appointees and … More Back to the moon – in Mandarin!
Couple of Olde Phartes
We were cruising the area around Harpers Ferry on Saturday. Here’s something for the evidence file:
April in Timonium
I spent the weekend up at the Great Scale Model RR Show in Timonium, MD. The MADmodules group pitched in to help setup Kevin Hunters Berrett Hill set of On30 modules. The NC Sippin’ and Switchin’ Society and the Ohio Sippin’ and Switchin’ Society set up an incredible series of HO modules that covered and … More April in Timonium
Timonium Model Railroad Show
I’m up at The Great Scale Model Train Show up in Timonium, MD this weekend. I’ll have some photos to share when it’s over, but I must say, there are some impressive models on display and for sale. As usual, I’m working with the rest of the MADmodules ON30 gang. If you’re in the area, … More Timonium Model Railroad Show
Sunshine State
Arrived in Jensen Beach, yesterday. Woke up early this morning and grabbed some sunrise pictures at the end of my street. Here’s what I woke up to, this morning.
Vacation Time!
[humming to himself] On the road again… Just gotta get back on the road again… My lovely wife and I are going to be heading south Thursday afternoon. It’s that spring vacation time and we’re going to be spending a couple of weeks in Florida. Naturally, we’re both taking cameras and I’ll be sharing some … More Vacation Time!
Berrett Hill Modules
This past Saturday, we had a marvellous time at Berret Hill Trains, up in Maryland. I was the lucky person to have Kevin build a module in front of us as part of his tutorial. Over a very short couple of hours, he not only showed us how to build a very lightweight and yet … More Berrett Hill Modules
Happy New Year!
After a rough start to the week, tonight wraps up on some high notes. New Ride! My wife and I just traded up to a new car. We got a 2010 Subaru Forester 2.5XL. It’s very comfortable, has all-wheel-drive and gets 26mpg on the highway. Since the weatherman is promising some nice weather tomorrow, we’re … More Happy New Year!