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AuthorPostedbyThomason September 26, 2017

From Beach to Model Railroad

One of my favorite pastimes is to go fishing early in the morning at the beach at Crissy Field. I try to go at least twice a week before work …

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Posted in Model Railroading, Recycle Art, Redwoods and Pacific Railroad, TBT

AuthorPostedbyThomason September 4, 2017

Well Worn Reefers

Railroad equipment rarely looks brand new in real life, so I like to weather my trains to give them that well worn look. In this video, my daughter and I …

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Posted in Model Railroading, Redwoods and Pacific Railroad, TBTTagged weathering

AuthorPostedbyThomason September 3, 2017

Pumpkin Patch Restoration

Those annoying mice! A mouse ate all my HO-scale pumpkins, so I painted some more and fixed up the pumpkin patch. 3.5 minutes. Enjoy!

Posted in Model Railroading, Redwoods and Pacific Railroad, TBTTagged HO-scale pumpkins

AuthorPostedbyThomason June 28, 2017

Kitbashed Beet Gondola

A long time ago I won a Details Associates beet car at a PCR door raffle and it was only last year that I decided to put it together. It’s …

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Posted in Kitbashing, Model RailroadingTagged 10-foot model

AuthorPostedbyThomason June 27, 2017

The Weather Forecast, SF Style

This is my favorite forecast. We posted it on our refrigerator many moons ago, but it works most of the time, especially out here in the Sunset district. I do …

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Posted in Miscellaneous

AuthorPostedbyThomason June 26, 2017

SF Giants Losing Streak

It’s a total bummer that the Giants are on a really bad losing streak, but I still like to watch. We went to yesterday’s game (Mets 8 Giants 2). I’m …

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Posted in Baseball, SF Giants

AuthorPostedbyThomason June 24, 2017

How quickly big tides change the bay

Two days ago I fished Crissy field early morning and the water was slightly murky. I had a decent bite and even had a small fish on – I’m guessing …

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Posted in Crissy Field, Fishing

AuthorPostedbyThomason June 22, 2017

Kitbashed Seafood Wholesale

I enjoy taking HO building kits and repurposing them. Here is one that I built for my seaside district. It’s a seafood wholesale building sitting on a pier over the …

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Posted in Kitbashing, Model Railroading

AuthorPostedbyThomason June 18, 2017

Tidying the Dirty Dishes

I’m not sure why I do it, but I find myself organizing the dirty dishes on my table before I leave a restaurant. I even point the handle of the …

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Posted in Miscellaneous

AuthorPostedbyThomason June 15, 2017

Capitola Halibut

I had a splendid three hours today with Eli on a skiff out of Capitola Wharf. The crew there is fantastic and I highly recommend it. This is one of …

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Posted in Fishing, HalibutTagged Capitola

AuthorPostedbyThomason June 11, 2017

One Month of Blog Posts

I managed to post one post per day for a month. I’m really happy with this milestone. I can’t say that each post was long or weighty, but that wasn’t …

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Posted in Writing

AuthorPostedbyThomason June 10, 2017

Athletic Socks Apparently Like Chrome Lures

I fished high tide again today at Ocean Beach. It was just as windy as yesterday but I dressed for it and was comfortable for the 2-1/2 hours I was …

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Posted in Fishing

AuthorPostedbyThomason June 9, 2017

Ocean Beach Striper Fishing – Part 1

I fished for a little over an hour at Ocean Beach around high tide. It was my first time using a fish finder rig and sand crabs, so it was …

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Posted in FishingTagged Ocean Beach

AuthorPostedbyThomason June 8, 2017

Bedtime Reading

I tend to read non-fiction more than fiction, especially late in the evening, and one of my favorite reading topics is seismology. There are many good books about it on …

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Posted in Miscellaneous, UncategorizedTagged earthquakes, seismology

AuthorPostedbyThomason June 7, 2017

Multiple Open Graph Images in Act-On Landing Page

A client asked me today if there is any way to have multiple Open Graph (og:image) images in an Act-On landing page, as Act-On only specifies one image in their …

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Posted in ProgrammingTagged Act-On

AuthorPostedbyThomason June 6, 2017

Karl the Fog, Fishing Buddy

I go fishing twice a week, either at Crissy Field or Ocean Beach and I experience all varieties of weather. The other day it was just gorgeous! Not a cloud …

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Posted in FishingTagged Karl The Fog

AuthorPostedbyThomason June 4, 2017

Act III

I don’t watch a lot of TV these days. I spend a lot of time working, writing and creating Yes, I have been watching the NBA Finals and I do …

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Posted in Miscellaneous

AuthorPostedbyThomason June 3, 2017

Starlings in a meter box

Down the street where I live there is an old electrical meter box about 10 feet up on a telephone pole. It used to meter a cable box, bit it’s …

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Posted in Miscellaneous

AuthorPostedbyThomason June 2, 2017

Summer of Love

I had a nice evening with the family, first eating a delicious bowl of poke and then viewing the Summer of Love exhibition at the de Young. The displays were …

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Posted in MiscellaneousTagged summer of love

AuthorPostedbyThomason June 1, 2017

Why is Context So Hard?

When giving commands to my Amazon Echo, I can say “play my classical playlist” and then once it is playing I can say “turn on shuffle mode”. So Echo already …

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Posted in AITagged context, machine learning

AuthorPostedbyThomason May 31, 2017

Kitbashing

It is one of my favorite modeling techniques. Basically, I get a kit and throw out the instructions. The kit parts become raw materials to make something new and different, …

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Posted in Kitbashing, Model Railroading

AuthorPostedbyThomason May 28, 2017

Automata at the Exploratorium

A few months ago Eli and I went to the Exploratorium to see an exhibit on automata. I find they tickle my brain in a curious way, which I guess is …

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Posted in Uncategorized

AuthorPostedbyThomason May 27, 2017

Being in the water

In 2014 I made a decision to fish more often. In years past, I fished maybe 4 or 5 times in the year. And it seemed to me that for …

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Posted in Crissy Field, Fishing, Halibut

AuthorPostedbyThomason May 26, 2017

The Bite on Replay

This morning I tried out a new toy, a Polaroid Cube+ clipped to my waders. I wasn’t sure what to expect but I’m pleased. The quality is better than I …

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Posted in Crissy Field, FishingTagged polaroid cube+

AuthorPostedbyThomason May 25, 2017

Things I Do to get Unstuck

I get to be creative every day in both my work and play and for whatever reason I sometimes lose that creative energy and get stuck. Being creative over many …

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Posted in MiscellaneousTagged procrastination, stuck

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