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Hand-Planted Weeds: Adding Fine Details to the Maple Valley Short Line Model Railroad
I have to admit, I haven’t been thrilled with the results of the static grass applicator I made. Even though I’ve gotten some powerful zaps from it myself, I wonder if the static field it creates isn’t strong enough. My scenes look pretty good, I just thought the grass would stand up better. If you …
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Therapy Thoughts for Friday: Self-Talk
Do you talk to yourself? How do you feel about talking to yourself? Is self-talk a good thing? Is it bad? Don’t know? Do you ever say positive things to yourself? If you say something nice to yourself, do you believe you? Whoever told you that you shouldn’t say good things about yourself didn’t want …
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More Thursday Therapy Thoughts
Many mental struggles are based in thoughts. I didn’t say mental illness is based in thoughts – that is no more truth than saying tuberculosis or cancer are thought based. One of my professors said, “The voice in your head that judges, criticizes, and condemns you is not your own. That is the voice of …
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Wednesday Therapy Thoughts
How am I doing? I mean, compared to others, how am I doing? I care what others think about me because if there is something I need to change so they think better of me, I want to do change it, whatever it is. If I have an opinion that’s wrong, I mean, compared to …
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The Getting Old Chronicles
I never thought about getting old. Never. No one ever told me that one day I would realize I’m old. No one. I’m not aware of any training for getting old. To my knowledge there aren’t any how-to books like, “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Getting Old and Crotchety.” I think I’m going …
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How to Get Started in Model Railroading
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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A Coffee State of Mind 