Kind of a longish (30 mins) video, but well worth it, in terms of seeing what can be done with model railroading. The first minute or two of the video doesn’t really do it justice – need to be a bit patient with the videographer, until he actually zooms in on the details, for example, […]
Archives for May 2016
Grad ceremony and Senator Amy Klobuchar
I neglected to mention yesterday that US Senator Amy Klobuchar was the commencement address speaker. Senator Klobuchar gave a pretty awesome speech, sharing with the grads a short version of her life story of simple beginnings (grandfather was an Iron Range miner, parents were a newspaper writer/columnist, and a elementary school teacher), and her starting […]
Whining and the dry cleaners
I consciously make a huge effort not to be a whiner or complainer, but who the heck trained “the new guy” at the dry cleaners to press slacks on the seam, instead of on the crease?? They look pretty awful. [yes, I know I can probably take them back in to have them redone…not the […]
Tv watching- Scandal!
Finished binge watching Scandal S5 this past week or two, what a freaking roller coaster! Who’s on whose presidential ticket, the steamy affair between David and Liz, David then falling in love with VP Susan, people being offed left and right (Olivia – What the heck??), and finally, there was Hollis Doyle (playing Donald Trump), […]
Lailah visiting after the grad ceremony
Icing on the cake tonight, perfect ending to a perfect day. Got to spend time with, and play with my little girl for the last four hours, first, at the “water park” (which unfortunately didn’t have the water turned on yet), but they also have a huge playground with a huge jungle gym, swing set, […]
