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K-Line trains

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:00:02 +0000

K-Line was a manufacturer of O gauge electric trains and accessories from approximately 1980 to 2010. Its scrappy, value-oriented approach to the hobby endeared K-Line trains to many of its customers. K-Line Electric Trains and Lionel tended to target one

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Least valuable baseball cards

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 11:00:33 +0000

I’ve talked about the most valuable baseball cards of the 1970s and 1980s. But what about the least valuable baseball cards? What does it take to be on that list? What is the Kmart blue-light special of baseball cards? If

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Commodore 64 vs Amiga

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 12:00:14 +0000

Looking at the Commodore 64 vs Amiga seems a little odd, at least to me. After all, the machines were never intended to be rivals. The Amiga was supposed to succeed the 64. Commodore bought Amiga because they couldn’t make a

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My second 1935 Goudey: Grimes, Klein, and Cuyler

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 11:00:54 +0000

Sometime around the sixth grade I realized that prices on modern cards were very volatile. If a star player had a bad month, his card prices were likely to suffer, while a good month or good season could send prices skyward. I have

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What it was like owning a Commodore in the 1980s

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 11:00:57 +0000

Since questions occasionally come up, and I remember well what it was like owning a Commodore in the 1980s in the United States, I’ll share my recollections of it. It was very different from computing today. It was still interesting,

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How to treat nerve issues with vitamins

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 19:59:34 +0000

In church this morning, the woman sitting behind me told me she was having a nerve issue that was affecting her hearing. She was the second person this month to come to me with a nerve issue, so I wanted

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Buying that Nook was more work than it needed to be

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:26:11 +0000

I drove to the Kmart the 90s forgot–on Manchester Avenue in St. Louis, if it matters–in search of a $70 Nook Simple Touch. I found it in the electronics section, in the very back of the store, in a glass

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I’m tempted by this Nook deal

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:59:12 +0000

Kmart is selling the Nook Simple Touch–the e-ink, black-and-white version–for $70, which is nearly 30% off. I’m tempted. Very tempted. Tempted even to buy one and just use it as–drum roll–an e-reader. Disappointed in me? Sure, I might root it

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And another nail in Crestwood Plaza’s coffin

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 12:58:17 +0000

The old 10-screen Crestwood Plaza AMC theater closed last month. It took two weeks for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to notice, and probably for many others. As a sign that I’m getting older, the theater’s obituary called it “dated.” And

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Best Buy has one foot in the grave?

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:30:02 +0000

In a highly publicized article, Forbes argues that Best Buy is not long for this world. I can’t disagree with any individual point in the article. Some of the problems Larry Downes identifies existed when I worked there in the

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