To finish off November, I present the following photo galleries:

First, some train-watching on 11/10:
http://www.route56.com/gallery/2012/Nov12/20121110/

And some views from the road on 11/16 on US 71/future I-49.
http://www.route56.com/gallery/2012/Nov12/20121116/

I also have some photos from Election Day of the new Cable Median Barrier on K-10:

And some new signs on I-435 approaching the Triangle with a blank spot for and I-49 shield.

On the Creative writing front, I’ve finished my second NCIS-themed Story: “Tooth and Nail.” For my Fan Fiction page, I’ve split it into two parts.

Part 1, Part 2

First off, I’ve realized I’ve long neglected the License Plate section of Kansas Highways. I’ve updated the pages to reflect the current website layout.

The layout itself has been tweaked a little. For low-resolution screens (read, smartphones) the sidebar normally on the right-hand side of the screen is instead at the bottom of the page.

I’ve also been working on a more creative side. Over the past several years I’ve written a series of Star Trek themed fan-fiction stories. The creative juices for those stories have waned; however, I’ve been, in the past few weeks, found my mojo in the form of fan-fiction stories based on the current TV series NCIS. I’ve finished one story, and am well underway on a second. They can be found on My user page at fanfiction.net. At some point, I will also publish them here on my site.

Video is just over 10 minutes. The soundtrack consists of two songs: “Starrider” by Foreigner, and the Orchestrial Suite from the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Inner Light”

Let’s just say I had my reasons for crossing the floor to the Democrats.