Tag Archives: PanaLeica

A Train to Catch…

Posted on 16 Aug 21 by rcmckee

Wednesday of last week, I read an email newsletter from a local business magazine publisher. It included an item that Union Pacific Big Boy #4014, the world’s largest operable steam locomotive and the sole trackworthy example of a special fleet … Continue reading →

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Never Grow Up.

Posted on 22 Feb 18 by rcmckee

Way back when, on or about the occasion of my 45th birthday, one of my adopted brothers gave me one of those poured stone coasters for my coffee mug. Molded into the top was the fine slogan If you haven’t … Continue reading →

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Update and apology…

Posted on 16 Sep 17 by rcmckee

I’m sorry. I’ve been very quiet for a while now (and TOT is almost on hiatus) for a couple of reasons, one of which I’m STILL not at liberty to discuss just now, and the other being the visit of … Continue reading →

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One more for the end of the year..

Posted on 08 Jan 17 by rcmckee

Okay, this one’s been burning holes in the HD for almost a month now, so I guess it’s time to throw it up here. Last post I mentioned that I was in the FW/D Metroplex for family reasons (a thing … Continue reading →

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29.72202 N, 95.38975 W,

Posted on 28 Feb 16 by rcmckee

I’ve never been to Peru, but it’s only one line on the map away from Ecuador, where I may end up, so when the folks at the Houston Museum of Natural Science announced that Peru would be the focus of … Continue reading →

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32.76092N; 97.23616W

Posted on 07 Nov 15 by rcmckee

Running a little late here on the posting…. Back in early October I ran back up to Fort Worth to do Mom Stuff again. While I was there I got the chance to duck out and see a couple of … Continue reading →

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Fiestas Patrias

Posted on 20 Sep 15 by rcmckee

It seems sometimes that close to half the countries south of Texas celebrate their independence from one colonial power or another within a very few days. Some of this is history, some is coincidence, but what it means is there’s … Continue reading →

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The Queen is dead. Long live the King.

Posted on 04 Sep 14 by rcmckee

As some of you know from Facebook mentions, during the last run down to Space Center, I discovered that my favorite walking-around camera, my little Panasonic GF1, wasn’t working. So I took a deep breath and bundled her up (I … Continue reading →

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