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It seems train trips are not immune to delays either.  On the overnight train from DC to Boston we had to stop to wait for a draw bridge to lower just before New London CT.  The conductor said it would be a few minutes.  That few minutes turned in to an hour because the bridge would not lower and lock in to place.  After it finally came down, we were on our way – across the bridge…  Then we slowed and stopped.

Apparently the locomotive would not restart and now we needed a new locomotive…  it was dispatched from Boston!  An hour or more away. So we sat and they had to turn the power off to conserve energy so it got a little warm – but after 3.5 hours we were on out way again and arrived safely…

Still a very economical way to travel and the number of passengers on board is a testament to that…  There were free snacks because of the delay (first come first served) so that made people a little happier.

Enjoy…

OK Go – Here It Goes Again Granbury High School

Spoiled kitteh… spoiled rotten!

No, I don’t see him sleeping on the dining room table… 

No, not at all…

…to Tim Russert at Nationals Park tonight…  Suddenly video of him appeared on the jumbo-tron and he was talking about baseball coming back to the nation’s capital. 

They showed some wonderful photos of Tim, Big Russ and Luke attending a game…  I took these shots toward the end of the tribute while ”The Boss” playing in the background. 

It was a very nice tribute and hard to believe he’s been gone a week today.  Tim you are missed!

No wonder! 

Basil: Oh, Hai!  Did you want to get in here? 

For those who are curious, he sits in here quite often and last night he stayed for about 15 minutes.

Here’s the cool tool that was the ladder elevator!  The first photo is it coming down empty (it just drops from the roof – free fall!) and then returning to the roof with a package of shingles - they weigh around 50 lbs.  This thing was very cool.  Would be cool to have one to play with although I’m not usually playing around on the roof needing to lift heavy things up there…  but still – it would be cool!

I can’t imagine a Presidential Election without him…  I’m sure he will be providing political commentary to the other angels in heaven – all the while knowing (for sure) that in the grand scheme of things none of that really matters.  I think from the reports of his faith life, he knew that already.

From everything I’ve heard this evening, he was the man we saw on TV – very real, fun, smart,  excited by what he did and who he was…  a journalist, a husband, a son, a father, a brother, an uncle, a nephew and a very good man.

Well done faithful servant, well done!  Go and rest in God’s Peace…

*photo from NBC4 website