Hidden Talents?

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BeverleyMarsh

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I didn't think I had one. Been thinking on it all weekend. And then this morning driving kids to school - it happened again and I remembered. I can channel Michael Jackson songs. Put me in a car, turn on the radio and you WILL hear a MJ song before the ride is over. Every single day. And I listen to different stations. And if I think hard enough about the 80s: Boom: Don't You Forget About Me comes on. Our music director promises she'll play this as a recessional for me at my funeral. Just the music, not the words.
That's one cool talent Holly, I'm well jealous
 

chief4db

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Kinda same as GNT. This is part of my train layout. The water took forever. I'm going to add a sign that says "No Fishing " hopefully get a laugh when people see it and see 3 people in there fishing.67261_1553561693055_422964_n.jpg

Don't really think I'm a writer but I got about 80 pages done on a novel or novella. Not sure yet how long it's Goin end up. Still don't have a title lol
 

GNTLGNT

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Kinda same as GNT. This is part of my train layout. The water took forever. I'm going to add a sign that says "No Fishing " hopefully get a laugh when people see it and see 3 people in there fishing.View attachment 17622

Don't really think I'm a writer but I got about 80 pages done on a novel or novella. Not sure yet how long it's Goin end up. Still don't have a title lol
...that's god work man, used to do a lot of work in HO scale when I was a kid....spent more time on buildings and detail than I did on an operating layout though...did a lot of creative work in my rolling stock as well, but without the track they were just "purty" to look at....
 

Dana Jean

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Kinda same as GNT. This is part of my train layout. The water took forever. I'm going to add a sign that says "No Fishing " hopefully get a laugh when people see it and see 3 people in there fishing.View attachment 17622

Don't really think I'm a writer but I got about 80 pages done on a novel or novella. Not sure yet how long it's Goin end up. Still don't have a title lol
Nice job!
 

HollyGolightly

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Kinda same as GNT. This is part of my train layout. The water took forever. I'm going to add a sign that says "No Fishing " hopefully get a laugh when people see it and see 3 people in there fishing.View attachment 17622

Don't really think I'm a writer but I got about 80 pages done on a novel or novella. Not sure yet how long it's Goin end up. Still don't have a title lol
Excellent work! My dad and his dad and some of his brothers were all railroaders (L&N). I love trains!
 

Nomik

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I can say pretty much any word given to me backwards, super fast. Totally pointless but I'm great at it.
Wow! That's pretty cool. Have you ever read The Poisonwood Bible by Barabara Kingsolver? There's one character in that book - (Adda possibly) who thinks and speaks that way.

Oh, I'm thinking . . .nope, no, wait, I have a few hidden talents. I can juggle three medium sized lemons at the grocery store (source of entertainment for kids when they are little, more embarrassing when mom does it now)
I can tie flies, In fact, served my 4H club proudly. Demonstration day was a serious competition for us and most of the kids in our club chose to demonstrate a horse related skill (properly clean your tack, braid a forelock). I figured I might as well give them something other than the same. Made it all the way to the Eastern States Exposition where they gave me a booth and a blue ribbon. I had to tie flies for two days at a fair, but it was fun!
I can also quote movies (other than Jaws),
recite the Jabberwocky and Marc Antony's Speech. . Yes, that's all.
 

mal

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....thanks honey.....here's one more....

View attachment 17490 ....I built this for my son while he was serving in the Army, and when he came home safe-we mutually decided to donate it to the local VFW in honor of the longtime Commander who had just passed away, and had been good to Seth....
Great! Are these based on a specific military action in a certain location? Very nice attention to detail. All the best, mal.
 

GNTLGNT

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Great! Are these based on a specific military action in a certain location? Very nice attention to detail. All the best, mal.
...Thanks Mal!....no specific action or theater....it's Russian and American troops, with a buried/camouflaged Russian tank, but the American equipment is a mish-mash of years...I went for what appealed to me, rather than historical accuracy....
 

Nomik

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...Thanks Mal!....no specific action or theater....it's Russian and American troops, with a buried/camouflaged Russian tank, but the American equipment is a mish-mash of years...I went for what appealed to me, rather than historical accuracy....
And now I have more fascinating information about you! That is an incredibly detailed project. Pretty selfless too. My dad would have enjoyed creating something like that.