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September 29, 2023

On Sheet – Superintendent

omething we do on our club layout. Look, it’s an old layout – been around for thirty years or more. And it’s N-scale, so it has it’s problems. And the original construction team was in a rush. So yes, it does have issues. Trains will derail. Sections might drop out. Things won’t work. So we designate someone – for the session – as the Superintendent. His job is to answer all questions. He also assists members who derail, get confused, need help. In this, it helps if he’s physically fit enough to climb under the railroad when needed to fetch […]

December 15, 2024

On Earth as it is on Television (Review)

n popular culture, aliens are presented as either destructive pricks or bulb-headed benefactors. But what if they were fun-loving little creatures who love our greasy food, our discarded plastic, and above and beyond, our wasteland of television. This novel, written by Emily Jane, is a delightful story of aliens nosing around Earth, placing agents among us, controlling our cats, and generally being goofy and funny. Told from humans (who might be humans, but maybe not) the story starts with a dis-unified collective of characters and slowly works out their bonds and origins, explaining the oddball situations in ways that delight. […]