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ADHD–008
Not long ago my young adult son was diagnosed with ADHD. This post isn’t about him or his diagnosis except for one fact. Many of the issues he struggles with are the same things I have struggled with my entire life. I have never been evaluated for ADHD and I have learned ways of coping…
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Finished?–007
“Is your layout finished?” “Do you host operations?” “How much scenery do you have complete?” These are just a few of the types of questions I get asked all of the time. When you use your layout as the background and subject of public videos, people become very interested in its progress. I appreciate that,…
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Better–006
I get asked periodically why I do what I do–why I do YouTube, the Facebook community, this blog, etc. Well, there are a few ways I could answer that question, but I think the best answer I can give connects to a quote that I keep at my desk at all times. The quote by…
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The N Scale Transition–005
I have been asked many times how and why I decided to model in N scale. Well, that is an interesting story… When I first discovered the hobby of model railroading, I assumed I would model in HO scale. No one asks why someone models in HO scale. About 75% of the model railroad market…
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The Binge–004
How did a model railroad hobby turn into a YouTube channel and a new passion? It started in October, 2016. I had been a model railroader for 20 years. I had always desired to give back to the hobby in some way. I wanted to publish in one of the major hobby publications. I would…
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The Land of Make Believe-003
In my previous posts I recounted that I was a railfan from my earliest memory…or at least a boy who loved trains. I also shared that I did not discover the world of model railroading until I was in my late 20s. Well, that isn’t ENTIRELY true. Let me tell you what I mean. The…
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The Flea Market–002
May in Florida is…well, its hot…and humid…but there I was nonetheless. Orlando Florida, to be specific. I was 28 years old, had been married for six years, and my wife was expecting our first child. Let me tell you about my wife for a moment. Debbie is a teacher–a high school English and literature teacher.…
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The Beginning–001
Everyone has a backstory–the account of their beginnings and how they came to where they are and who they have become. My backstory begins on a farm in West Central Missouri situated between two railroad towns. To our north was the small town of Higginsville, Missouri which sat on the Gulf Mobile & Ohio Railroad…
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