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Day: January 24, 2023

Two cars are sitting in front of the manufacturing plant near Maple Valley.

How to Get Started in Model Railroading

On January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 By Dale ParsonsIn Model RailroadingLeave a comment

My original HO scale model railroad I received for Christmas was a circle, thirty-six inches across. I put all the cars on the track behind the Tyco blue and yellow Santa Fe F7 engine. Even though the F7 did not run well, I finally got it moving around my tiny model railroad empire. After a …

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Tuesday Therapy Thoughts

On January 24, 2023 By Dale ParsonsIn Mental Health2 Comments

Sometimes seeing differently is simply a matter of doing things differently. If you have a routine that you follow every day, change it. You can make your brain get involved by making choices rather than automatically doing the same things. When you do the same things the same way day after day, you can do …

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