Month: March 2013

  • forecast

    Among the things I will not be doing this morning is shoveling the driveway, even though I set my alarm clock to go bleepity-bleep-bleep a half-hour earlier than usual because the all-knowing National Weather Service said there was supposed to be somewhere between five and twelve inches of snow on the ground this morning. The… Read.

  • lines

    Been there, done that. Read.

  • progress again

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    Hours spent burning my fingertips with a soldering iron have finally paid off: Locomotives can finally move under their own power through the switches at the center of the layout. They can move through two of the switches, anyway. The two that matter. After my fingers heal, I’ll have to wire two more switches to… Read.

  • nap

    Bonk found the sunny spot in the kitchen. Read.

  • earworm

    “I got a song stuck in my head,” My Darling B said the other day. “Yeah, me too,” I said. “You tell me yours and I’ll tell you mine.” She chuckled at that. “Really?” “It’ll be okay,” I assured her. “Mine is one you like.” “Okay,” she said, sounding rather unsure, “if you say so,”… Read.

  • downer

    We watched the season three finale of Downton Abbey the other night, so we’re finally all caught up with the series and the rest of the viewing public. I no longer feel like the odd man out. I still am, but I can pretend that I’m not. The up side: NOW I CAN READ ALL… Read.

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