

San Francisco 3/5/22
During the four-week break between the Penn State Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters, Nagwa, a Humphrey Fellow from Egypt for whom we...


Fellow Rider 3/2/22
If you follow this blog, you know that I enjoy riding rail-trails, particularly the nearby Ammerman, the Lower and the Pine Creek...


Lionel Heirloom - Part 2 2/26/22
This is Part 2, a continuation, of my 2/19/22 post in which I began to recount the process used in building a display case for an...


Lionel Heirloom - Part 1 2/19/22
As I noted in my 2/3/19 Blog entry, my maternal grandfather, Henry C. Layer (1884-1964), was “A Railroad Man,” as was his father before...


Scrambled Eggs 2/17/22
Mom's little boy stops in for breakfast before work. No one scrambles eggs like Mom!


They're Coming Back 2/22/22
As Spring approaches and we see higher temperatures, a few birds have come back to our backyard feeder. First to appear has been house...


Gummed-Up Coffee Table 2/12/22
I seem to be doing a lot of projects around the Holidays and so related blog entries. This is another. Just after the New Year a former...


Common Problem 2/5/22
This blog entry was inspired by Rachael Maddow, who in early February was exposed to COVID and had to broadcast from home to protect...


Elemental Puzzle 1/29/22
So, your science teacher daughter asks you to mount a age appropriate Periodic Table of the Elements that she wants to use with her 8th...