Monthly Archives: February 2015

TTFH Update

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I was asked on the model railroading forum for an update with pictures on what I was doing with the train table. I tried to make a video of the changes, but I made the mistake of trying to do …

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I got them! (One set, anyway…)

I got my Delta Rae tickets for the Madison show! I’m  so excited…. *bounce bounce* Now, if only the highways and streets of Madison didn’t defy the laws of sensible navigation. Last time I was there (like, last weekend) I …

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Mad City Rail Show

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Yesterday, I packed up Olin and Seraphine and took off for Madison, WI for the Mad City Rail Show. Whenever we go somewhere and Olin asks where we’re going, we make him guess. His first guess is always, “A train …

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American Sniper

I don’t pretend to be a film critic. My favorites are probably silly on the ‘legitimate cinematic reviews’ scale. “American Sniper” was nevertheless a really incredible film. I’ve watched lots of superhero movies. I’ve watched lots of real-hero-sad-ending movies. I’ve …

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Sleep Troubles

I was up way too late last night, looking at cool stuff on Amazon and Hobbylinc and listening to an audiobook version of “Xenocide” (the third novel in the Ender series). I didn’t actually get to sleep until, like, midnight. …

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Major Accomplishments

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I didn’t take a true “before” photo, because it probably would have inspired the Health Department to make a visit. Suffice it to say that the dining room was in pretty desperate need of some help. There were twelve or …

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Finally Running

Today, I have achieved a train triumph! I spent bits of the morning and afternoon and a good solid couple of hours this evening, dinking with the TTFH. I added a couple of feeder wires to the dead spot on …

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Elsa vs Megatron

This weekend, Evie managed to fill her sticker chart and earn herself a new toy. Today, I needed to do some shopping, so I took AJ and Evie along with. As I was leaving, I mentioned to Tim that Evie …

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