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Grammy & Grandpa!

Today marks three weeks that my wife & I became grandparents. Our oldest daughter gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Mother and baby are doing fine. I suppose the whole gravity has yet to sink in! More on this life changing event soon!

Mid-morning double

Only in Lebanon County!

East side of Lebanon City… Amish guy driving a vintage John Deere tractor, pulling a trailer with his wife (I would imagine) in a lawn chair holding a baby. It is at a railroad crossing and a train was coming through. I would imagine they lived somewhere near North Lebanon Twp. and were on the…

Container Train Time Lapse

Saturday, April 29, 2023 – westbound time lapse vid.

Rotten Fruit?

Toxic people are not worth it. Even if it is family. Learn to turn your back and walk away.

Long & Slow Mix Train!

Myerstown, long and slow, shiny mid-train locomotive, sounds like an air leak at the end.

Westbound Container Train

Earlier this morning, East Lebanon.

Train meet up! Right place, right time.

I am taking a different approach to railroad related videos and will begin posting them under the Blog portion of the site, ultimately to make things easier for me, and more navigable for our readers. Short eastbound container train meets long mix train. Early morning.

Navigating mental health disorders Part 5- the season finale!

I’m going to “unpackage” and breakdown the vicious cycle of struggling with mental health disorders. I will bounce between my own experiences and the struggles of others. Over six years ago, I was professionally diagnosed with type 2 bipolar. I have exhibited symptoms since I was a teenager. It was only after our family left…

Navigating mental health disorders in a Strict Religious Environment (SRE) Part 4

This is the fourth part of my mini-series. Links to the three previous are at the bottom of the page. It would be helpful to read them in order. Or backwards. Doesn’t matter to me. The following involves some very personal details that took place at a very dark time in my life. If I…