Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
Posted in Observations, Politics on Aug 29th, 2008
A few months ago I related an incident that occurred following the telecast of a documentary on David Brinkley’s Journal which used my home town, Salem, NJ, as an example of the statistical average town in the US circa 1963-1964. Salem was chosen randomly from data processed by the latest computer system of the day [...]
Posted in General, Odds & Ends on Aug 24th, 2008
I’ve always been a bit of a closet naturalist, just geeky enough to know a few of those more arcane facts about the creatures who share our planet with us but not so much so that I’d pass for someone having real expertise in any particular discipline. My wife and I had decided to can [...]
Posted in Family, Observations, Places, genealogy on Aug 14th, 2008
Around the first week in July I replied to a post on one of my favorite genealogy web sites, Gente di Mare. One of the site’s regular contributors mentioned that he was leaving on vacation for a few weeks in Trapani. Along with adding my well wishes for a pleasant vacation, I mentioned that, coincidentally, [...]
Posted in Memorial, Observations on Aug 13th, 2008
In April of 2007 I wrote about the tragic loss of longtime friend Jim McLarty; it hardly seems possible that it has been more than a year since I paid tribute to my friend. All of those who knew the None will never forget him. Those who were unfortunate enough not to cross paths with [...]
Posted in Family, Observations, genealogy on Aug 11th, 2008
If my weak Italian is correct, sono di sessantatre anni oggi. The Italian association seems fitting for a number of reasons, the most obvious of which relates to my Sicilian ancestors. I have been almost obsessively immersed in genealogy over the last eight months or so, and during this period my focus has been principally [...]
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Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
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