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art, business and economy, computers, event, everyday glory, faith and religion, football, music, office antics, science and technology, space, The Covet List, trains/model railroads, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot...?! August 11th, 2011Thursday – 11 August 2011
Day Four. Fantastic.
Another NBN Thursday in the valley. The morning has started somewhat inauspiciously: I woke up with a headache at 0500. Two ibuprofen and a glass of water later, I was back in bed. But, by then, it seems the tone for the day had been set…
- First alarm went off. I turned it off and rolled over to spend more time in The Dreaming.
- Second alarm went off. It took a few moments to realize what it was and why it was making noise. Feh.
- I got to work… only to realize that I had left my ID badge and phone at home.
- Susan beat me – for the second week in a row – to our ritual Thursday morning NBN greeting.
Oh, well.
Yesterday, during my lunch excursion, I stopped at The Train Shoppe. I am/was in the market for two things:
- MTH 50-1033: DCS Remote Commander Set
- MTH 30-4205-1: SD70ACe Diesel R-T-R Deluxe Freight Train Set (Norfolk-Southern)
They had Item 1, and would have to order Item 2… if they could find it. The RTR set was originally released last year (as 30-4205-1) and has been discontinued. That’s a pity as it’s hard to find eastern railroad names when you live in the west. “Hard,” but not “impossible.” It usually boils down to having to order what you’re looking for. There was an item in the most recent issue of Classic Toy Trains that noted the (re-)release of the set as 30-4205-1E. While there, I asked if they could order it.
UPDATE: I just got off the phone with Brad, from The Train Shoppe. It appears as though the item in CTT was a misprint. They are not putting out a new NS set, after all. So, back to the drawing board…
Stray Toasters
- NFL Preseason kicks off tonight!
- The 2011 Perseid Meteor Shower begins tomorrow night.
- Gizmodo Cleared in Prototype iPhone Police Probe
- I posted a link to K’s Choice Not An Addict on someone’s Facebook page earlier. They had no idea the song was about drug use.
- Five Myths About Mormonism
- Why do I get the feeling that this is something that I should expect…?
- This little nugget of joy comes by way of
and Clients From Hell. - The Action Movie Blog Post
- From the “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot…?!” file: Artist Injects Herself With Horse Blood, Wears Hooves
- Foreclosures of expensive homes take longer
- For the Plugged-In, Too Many Choices
Back to the grind.
Namaste.
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