Heading down the road.
Yes, it’s been a while since I was last at the keyboard. I won’t bother you with the why but yes, life has it’s moments. Being semi-retired, time isn’t always a factor. More things seem to get in the way of other things. That…
An Early Dinner
Hungry now? There was a time when dining car chefs on railroad trains around the world served millions of meals to hungry passengers every day. Often sharing regional specialities that made use of ingredients from along the route through which these trains passed. Yet…
Back In The Saddle Again…
Okay, so it’s been a while. Yes, the keyboard has been quiet but I finally answered the siren’s call and am back at it. Since last I ventured on line and typed away, I have gone through a few changes that have side tracked…
No Joy In Mudville
It’s fair to say that I am a fan of baseball. Living south of San Francisco for seven years, it was inevitable that the Giants would be my team of choice growing up there. How could it not be else with the glory days…
Wanted: Steam Locomotive for Movie Role – 1959
Director David Swift, recalling production of 1960’s “Pollyana” for Disney, mentions how one day, he called someone and they had a steam train for his movie. While I doubt it was quite that easy, when the production company came to Northern California in 1959,…