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...seems that Flanders, 50, a retired concrete producer, has taken his hobby to an extreme. It began harmlessly enough when he laid a picturesque model-train track in his backyard; his wife's pretty tulips remained intact for the most part. Then he decided that the trains needed indoor storage, and he ran the track into the barn. After that he added rails over the driveway, and before long, he was digging a 4-ft.-wide strip across the yard. From there the park has kept growing and growing. "It's just, as we started building things and we kept...
Sure, hobbies and retirement go hand in hand, as quilting grandmas and golfing grandpas will attest. For some, however, hobbies go from a mere distraction to a full-blown obsession, invigorating enthusiasts from train lovers to map collectors. Indeed, some experts believe there's a significant health benefit to be gained by immersion in a passion. "What gets a person out of [depression] is when you're engaged in a stimulating endeavor," says Bernard Landis, 77, a psychologist-psychoanalyst. Six years ago, he cut back his practice and enrolled in art school, and this May he graduated with a B.F.A...
...officials of both nations calling for peace. But the drama always ends with the slaughter of poor people, Muslims and Hindus, on both sides of the border. Constructive measures are never taken. I am just waiting for the deadly end of the "peace" process. Will it be on a train or on some hill? Khurram Afzal Malik Lahore...
...have a train wreck coming…the onslaught of the baby boomers,” Edwards said. “What we ought to do is help people save...
Sammy shares his sister’s dizzy, teasing energy. “The pageant’s so big, it expands to fill whatever space available,” he confides as I join the table. “It’s a freight train everyone grabs onto...