Since I like to talk about trains so much, I’m starting a model train blog. N-joy!
http://www.vollmertrainblog.blogspot.com
I have a ton of soap-box issues on model railroading, so rather than smack you guys around with them on the forums (as much), I’d put them all in one place.
Good Start Dave , or should I say Doctor ! I knew you were working on it , got it ! Congrats on the blog and the degree.
Oh, there you are Dave! I was wondering where you went. After I got back from the sand box, decompressed, retired, found a new job, fixed the house etc etc I lost track. Anyway, good blog, wish I had more time to enjoy. Military retirement sure is a lot of work.
Good to have you back around Dr. Dave! and how goes the whole house moving issue? are you there yet or no?.
Chuck
Dave,
I sent you an e-mail.
Tom
Tom,
Got it… Had trouble responding, though. Thanks for fixing my post! Oh, the dangers of cut-and-paste!
Chuck,
Nope… Not there yet. The truck just left Thursday. We’re sticking around for a little bit of leave before we head out. I final out-process my unit on Friday, and depart on 24 July (hence the requirement for leave). I’m working on getting the dissertation bound for my advisor and finishing up last-minute checklist items for the outprocessing.
Book marked your blog. Looks good! I’ll look it over in more detail tomorrow (its past my bedtime!).
Good luck with your PCS (been there, done that - many times!).
-George
i do not know or understand what a blog is but i do hear about them all over the place your blog looks great… here is mine i have been working on for the last few days. the blog i have been worknig on i think is kind of cheesy it has a bunch of links that goes to other websites no new info, but then again i have no idea what a blog is
Woo-hoo! I love model railroad blogs…will be a frequent visitor. Jamie
Dave,
Where do you find the time to do all this stuff? Dude, you are a machine! The Air Force is lucky to have a guy like you on the payroll. Actually I am lucky a guy like you is working for my tax dollars. The quality of your efforts must translate to all the things you do and to be able to accomplish so much under what many of us would concider difficult circumstances. ( The itinerant life style of a professional military person and all. ) Congratulations on your latest accomplishments. Looking forward to seening your latest projects as they are completed.
NHRF
Thanks!
I don’t know; I’ve forgotten how to relax. I need to be doing something all the time or I feel guilty. A model train blog isn’t exactly work, but it keeps the gray matter busy.
Very nice Dave!
I myself have a railroad blog on blogger (see signature). It takes some time to keep it updated but it’s a fun thing to do.
I also like that traffic feed. I might have to add something similiar to mine.
Welcome back, Dave. Got your blog bookmarked and have rummaged around in it a bit. Nice looking kids (apparently they take after your wife in that regard [:-^] )
As for keeping busy, as you mentioned elsewhere, wait until you retire. You’ll work just as much or more but you won’t get paid for it. All the “honey-do’s” that you could get away with outsourcing while you were in the work force will now be done in-house, by you. If you were in the “critical path” of any given phase of any project while employed, you’ll now find that you’re in the “critical path” of ALL phases of ALL projects, all of which have a drop-dead date of yesterday. Trust me on this, I know whereof I speak.
You’ll end up having a one-armed paper hanger complain that he’s busier than a Dave Vollmer. [:D]
Andre
Looks good, Doc. Added it to my favorites.
BTW, conrail will be on my future layout (as leased power or run-through frieght).
I’ve added Dave and Kyle’s blogs to my blog roll:
http://modeltrains.about.com/od/blogs/Model_Railroad_Blogs.htm
I’ve ranked them high enough so that they show up in the Blog Roll widget when people view my blog pages via a permalink (as opposed to the narrower blog layout on my About.com landing page)
http://modeltrains.about.com/b/2008/07/13/the-possum-valley-short-line.htm
Keep up the good work gentlemen! These are usually the pages people see when they find my blog posts via a search engine.