Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
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 [...]
Posted in Family, Observations, genealogy on Aug 9th, 2008
Of all the obstacles that one encounters researching one’s ancestors, perhaps, the one most dreaded is also the most inevitable: the point at which one can proceed no farther, when every clue has been exhausted, when every lead has been pursued, and the paths to the past end as abruptly and mysteriously as they began. [...]
Posted in Observations, Philosophy, Politics on Jul 24th, 2008
The sport’s cliche, No Pain No Gain, is surprisingly applicable to a number of other less athletic endeavors. One which springs immediately to mind is the much ballyhooed and equally enigmatic pillar of democratic society: Citizenship. What is it really? What is implied when one says one is a citizen? What are one’s responsibilities at [...]
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Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
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