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Last post
I don't plan to delete my LJ (I paid for permanent status, dammit), but this will be the last post. I don't plan to read it anymore, either (once I've taken care of a few things).
I'm on dreamwidth at kingrat.dreamwidth.org, have the personal blog at www.kingrat.us, at facebook.com/kingrat, twitter.com/kingrat, Google+ under my name, and even -
Operation Hailstorm
Last summer my aunt requested the military file for my grandfather. It finally came through last month. I scanned all 600+ pages a couple weeks ago and am now going through it. It's mostly pretty boring. Lots of medical reports and service evaluations ( Read more... ) -
Scandinavia 2015
As the Facebook people know, tomorrow I am off to Copenhagen, Stockholm, and several other places in their countries. I am 90% packed. My electronics are charging. I've only minor things left to do like purchase a couple more ebooks to load up on my reader (I'm not sure my ebook stores will sell if my IP is not American) and get some emergency ( Read more... ) -
First foray into genetic genealogy
With the new job, I decided to splurge on a genetic test from Ancestry.com, hoping to see if it matched me up with anyone. As a bonus, they guess what your ethnic ancestry is from the results.
I don’t actually trust those ethic results much, but they still didn’t surprise me to any great degree:
Region Approximate amount North Africa< 1% ( Read more... ) -
401(k) expense ratios
It’s been years since I got to participate in a 401(k) retirement plan. Last time was when I worked at Expedia. I put the amount in that would maximize the employer contribution and didn’t pay much more attention ( Read more... ) -
Blanshard township property tax assessment rolls
One of the questions I have about Patrick Parker and Mary Murphy is when they emigrated from Canada to the United States. Their family appears in the Canadian census in Blanshard township, Perth county, Canada West on 11 Jan 1852. The next recorded place I have for them is in Glen Haven township, Grant county, Wisconsin on 1 Jun 1860.
I can ( Read more... ) -
FOGcon
FOGcon has been not as interesting or enjoyable as i had hoped. The panel with Seanan McGuire last night was interesting, but the rest have been people bloviating. For instance, a panel on Tim Powers magic systems turned into a panel arguing what is magic and what is technology. I left early.
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Goodbye Erica
I don't know what to say. You were a big part of my life for 3 years.
