72. Possibly my favorite “surprise” shot, this was a last-
moment grab that somehow captures the feeling that
my layout is finally “Getting Real.” For me, this is what
my modeling is all about. I can’t wait to finish this town
during the summer and build the very interesting Purina
mill in Wyalusing. Look for it in my next column.
All this work was done during a time when outside projects were
ramping up. I’d started a major bathroom remodeling project,
and once my customers got wind of that, they all began contract-
ing me for a variety of new IT consulting work!
I want to emphasize that the main factor in getting all of this
modeling done, despite the other demands on my time – like
anybody else – was the decision that I’d carve out limited but
dedicated chunks of time whenever possible, on a regular basis.
The will to do that and stick to it, more than anything else, was
responsible for this very satisfying surge of progress. It set up
another positive feedback loop where the more I did, the better
it looked, and the more I wanted to do. This was nothing like the
year I spent some time back putting in feeders!
