tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017579198603646362Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:39:13 +0000Dayton OHGerman Economic MiracleGoldman SachsMichael Pluta Marklin's bankruptcy ct. appt lawyertrain wreckshigh speed railMärklinMarshall Plannational health care reformKnightsbridge CapitalDormierno willCyberiaWright Patterson AFBChancellor Angela MerkelGöppingen Gö 9mObamacomputer gamingWiesbadenLindsey Kaserneno bailoutNPRbankruptcyIf I want to grow old, really old, and really fast, it's as easy as falling out of love with model trains, especially Märklin!http://marklinmemoryexpress.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Steven P. Barrett)Blogger4125Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017579198603646362.post-210673198484771526Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:57:00 +00002009-08-27T17:11:59.478-04:00national health care reformObamahigh speed railtrain wrecksno willIt's one thing to be a news hound; then it's another thing to have my dedication to hounding after news. The old saw "all good things in moderation" never hurt anyone, especially if they try putting it into action.This holds especially true for myself. Lately, I've been caught up in all the train wrecks of civil discourse otherwise known as "health care reform town meetings." Just like a good oldhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MrklinMemoryExpress/~3/JQIwYYDLx3k/derailed-by-paying-too-much-attention.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven P. Barrett)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrklinMemoryExpress/~4/JQIwYYDLx3k" height="1" width="1"/>http://marklinmemoryexpress.blogspot.com/2009/08/derailed-by-paying-too-much-attention.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017579198603646362.post-4688071339769476516Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:36:00 +00002009-08-10T14:59:31.696-04:00NPRKnightsbridge CapitalMichael Pluta Marklin's bankruptcy ct. appt lawyerOver on this side of the Atlantic pond, much deserved fuss was made about the Big Three Automakers top brass taking three separate private jets to beg Congress for loan bailouts to keep their dinosaurs alive. It sure looked pretty funny to see guys in Brooks Brothers suits having to explain why they flew down in such ostentatious displays of privileged luxury with their gold-plated tin cups. Theyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MrklinMemoryExpress/~3/UXh71A_8_Tk/1000-hour-to-bleed-worlds-best-toymaker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven P. Barrett)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrklinMemoryExpress/~4/UXh71A_8_Tk" height="1" width="1"/>http://marklinmemoryexpress.blogspot.com/2009/08/1000-hour-to-bleed-worlds-best-toymaker.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017579198603646362.post-7509422897864493807Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:52:00 +00002009-08-09T16:01:55.164-04:00Marshall PlanbankruptcyGöppingen Gö 9mGoldman SachsCyberiacomputer gamingMärklinGerman Economic MiracleDormierno bailoutChancellor Angela MerkelLike I said the other day, or words to this effect – this isn't going to be the kind of blog for the super technical Märklin fans. That wasn't my strong are to begin with. Not that it couldn't have been, and I suppose that was due to a lot of things, an 11 yr-old's impatience perhaps being the chief culprit. Adding to that, was what I thought to be a habitual mental laziness of mine when it comeshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MrklinMemoryExpress/~3/QBiBNoTgxf0/citizens-of-cyberia-lets-see-you-lay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven P. Barrett)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrklinMemoryExpress/~4/QBiBNoTgxf0" height="1" width="1"/>http://marklinmemoryexpress.blogspot.com/2009/08/citizens-of-cyberia-lets-see-you-lay.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017579198603646362.post-2508328009736314082Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:00:00 +00002009-08-08T15:30:18.869-04:00Wright Patterson AFBWiesbadenLindsey KaserneMärklinDayton OHWilkommen To The Märklin Express!This is an entirely different experience for this writer; starting up a blog about one of his most beloved pastimes, going way back into his youth as a young kid who'd just relocated from Dayton, Ohio's Wright-Patterson AFB to Wiesbaden (then West) Germany where his father was stationed as one of the Air Force's top logistical officers at the Lindsey Kaserne.My http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MrklinMemoryExpress/~3/ToeIkEONtrs/all-aboard-tickets-ready.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven P. Barrett)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrklinMemoryExpress/~4/ToeIkEONtrs" height="1" width="1"/>http://marklinmemoryexpress.blogspot.com/2009/08/all-aboard-tickets-ready.html