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Sep
8
2009

Obvious Twitter Spam and Etc

Some spammers are so overt that it would be funny if there weren’t so damn many of them.  They’d be like stupid criminal tales that reach morning radio listeners.  Except that there are hundreds.

Note this twitter user, doesn’t use a real name, or even an actual word.  And then there is the photo of the [...]

Aug
3
2009

Vital Records

For today’s stupid human trick, I search vital records from various municipalities, in search of proof that my relatives are in fact, dead.  I don’t know when they were born, what names they were using when they died (I know wtf), the date of death.

[stupid human trick]
I know places, who was born first, and all [...]

Aug
3
2009

Genealogy Project – Pierre Cottin

So here is where I am in the family genealogy project.  I have a bunch of scrapbook pages, and some text on them.  I will add information as I go.  This way it will be recorded while I am alive.  Because as grandma said, eventually, I die.

This is Pierre Cottin.  He is my great grandfather.  [...]

Jul
28
2009

New Baby

New baby nephew was born yesterday.  He’s a sturdy one – 10 lbs 2 oz.  Very impressive.  Do you see how impressed my BIL is?

Cool huh?  I think so.  Of course now I want a few of BILs old tees to make into baby gowns.  He was not pleased by this idea.  DH told him [...]

Jul
27
2009

He who drinks once

<<Qui a bu boira.>>  He who drinks once, drinks again.
Much family business with SS, DD, DH and me.  We’ve got a lot going on.
DD invited SS to dinner.  SS lasted an entire two weeks at biomoms home then moved on to another relative of DH.  SS claimed he would surely catch some kind of [...]