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...to my little corner in cyberspace, home to a collection of intentionally old-fashioned websites I've been building since 1995. Please pull up a chair and sit a spell, as there are literally thousands of pages to explore covering a wide variety of topics.
- David Builds a Home presents the long, rocky saga of building my own house.
- David's Modeling Journey details sixty years of model railroading adventures.
- Grumpy Art is my contribution to the world of caricatures.
- Grumpy Film & TV Reviews are guaranteed honest and to the point.
- Grumpy Videos is a collection of content both useful and useless.
- Kitties I Have Known is for catnuts like me, with bios of every furball I've had.
- Talented Amateur offers music I've made in a wide variety of styles.
- Ric Mac's UK Film & TV Reviews provides a look at entertainment across the pond.
- Ric Mac: Out & About in the UK offers a taste of his wonderful photography.
This Week at Grump Central
6 August 2022
Every so often I come across a photograph that speaks directly to some mysterious part of me, and I'll lose myself in the image, in the same way I'll become lost in certain music. I've no explanation as to why or how or whatever; all I know is this is one of them. I'll stare at it for who knows how long, eventually resurfacing, unaware of where I've gone. Usually the image will be railroad-related, from the early Twentieth Century, and almost certainly monochrome. I've often felt I was born either too early or too late; I don't feel completely "at home" in this time. (Answer for the curious: it's Philadelphia, near Frankford Junction.) Here are some more.