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  • Lawrence Depot Antics

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    I’m sure there’s been more than a fair share of antics about railfans being scrutinized for, well, being railfans. This weekend, I bring to you a couple of stories First off, on Saturday, there was a young person with 2 suitcases, a backpack, and several smaller bags (including a sewing machine). There is no checked…

  • I’m still here

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    The past two and a half weeks have been spent travelling between the Kennedy Compound and Topeka on a Temporary assignment. I was part of a team performing a wireless survey. Basically, we checking to make sure the placement of a set of wireless access points at this site corresponds to what the people that…

  • The many facets of Me

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    I am once again in job transition (my current position ends on the 30th), and I recently networked with those in the IT industry who stressed the importance of a personal brand. Evaluating myself, I realize that I juggle multiple brands, and all of them could use a little help. There’s the railfan that can…

  • Early to bed

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    OK, let’s see what the heck has been going on in my life: * Tomorrow, I will be hosting several of my fellow road enthusiasts in a “roadgeek meet.” Basically, we’ll get together, have lunch, discuss roads, then go out into the field to see what’s going on (my focus will likely be the Turnpike,…

  • Christmas Eve Adventure…

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    So, I’m coming into town to do my last minute shopping. I also brought my camera, just in case I saw a train on the Union Pacific line just north of Lawrence. I did see a train, and I stopped at Laptad’s corner to catch it. That’s when I did something stupid…. I locked the…

  • Regarding the story about the TSA agent in Denver

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    I’ve checked with my sources regarding the authenticity of a recent story that a TSA agent was receiving sexual gratification by monitoring passengers who go through the body scanners at Denver International Airport. One of my sources came back with this comment:

  • Free State Class of 2000 reunion

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    Last weekend was the Free State High School class of 2000 reunion. Since I was a friend to quite a few in the class, I was welcomed to “crash” the party. EDIT 6/27/19: After originally self-posting the photo set, I have since moved the photos to Flickr. Lawrence Free State Class of 2000 10-year reunion…

  • Video: 15 years, part 1

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    For being on the web for 15 years, I composed this video slideshow. (Note: since I used a commercial piece of music, you may see ads in the video. That’s the price you got to pay to keep it on youtube…. I’m not going to complain.)

  • A new medical miracle….

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    EDINBURGH – A team of doctors at the University of Edinburgh have announced a revolutionary procedure that will forever change what it means to be human. Kaitlin Todd Pond – born at 0311 UTC this morning – was removed from her biological mother’s womb during the fifth week of gestation and successfully placed in the…

  • Tea Parties

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    I’ve never been to a tea party, but I did hear some inside information about them. There was a report of a Democrat agent provocateur infiltrating a recent tea party. He was spotted committing 4 overt acts of a racist nature. We know they aren’t really racist – they are just playing head games to…