Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
Posted in Family, Observations, Odds & Ends, genealogy on Nov 7th, 2009
One of the ironies I’ve encountered in researching my family’s genealogy has been that I have had more success compiling factual information about ancestors dating back to the 17th century than I have for my grandparents’ and parents’ generation. After years of searching with little success uncovering any significant information regarding my family’s recent [...]
Posted in Technology, Uncategorized, genealogy on Oct 31st, 2009
Over the last year I’ve vacillated between buying another genealogy program and continuing to use iFamily For Leopard–it was called iFamily For Tiger when I purchased it. There are a number of reasons to continue with iFamily, most of which I have mentioned in previous posts but a rather special feature of the software was [...]
Posted in Technology, genealogy on Aug 28th, 2009
When I learned of the unexpected death of Keith Wilson nearly 9 months ago I was shocked. Keith was not only the developer for iFamily For Tiger–as it was known when I first became acquainted with and subsequently purchased the software–he was head cheerleader for the product and a passionate genealogist. The quality of the [...]
Posted in Observations, Technology, genealogy on Jul 2nd, 2009
Spring rains were abundant this year and the parched central Piedmont of North Carolina was officially removed from the state’s drought listing. Unfortunately rainfall is much more effective when it follows reasonable patterns rather than sporadic and localized downpours. We have been treated to one rather onerous deluge a few weeks ago that relieved the [...]
I’m certain Faccialibro, the pseudo-Italian word I invented for Facebook does not really exist in any Italian dictionary(slang or otherwise) but it commemorates a certain utility that I discovered for Facebook since adding a cousin who lives in Italy to my friends list. While there are ample opportunities to fritter one’s time away on a [...]
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Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
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