July 30, 2019
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Literally. The Fourth scored a chilly 104 here in lovely uptown Phoenix. This afternoon it was 108, sez Wunderground. The pool is more like a bathtub than a swimming pool…especially saturated with algaecide, which creates bubbles! Aaron the Pool Dude’s … Continue reading
July 25, 2019
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It is SOOOO hot that it is physically impossible for Person nor Beast to get anything done. That’s my story, and I’m stickin’ to it. Actually, no: I’m determined to come unstuck. The past few weeks have put me into … Continue reading
July 14, 2019
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After the last post went up, the one carrying on about my father’s branch of the genealogical tree, I thought maybe I was a little sharp about those people, the ones whose offspring seem to keep the Tarrant County Jail … Continue reading
July 11, 2019
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Having mined the Web for information about the forebears on my mother’s side, I decided to Google my father’s family name. Heh… Y’know…a few years after my father married his endlessly annoying third wife, whom he took up with at … Continue reading
July 9, 2019
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In an idle moment, I happened to google the name of some long-dead relative, and lo! up came a bunch of interesting stuff, not just dry government documents but newspaper articles and obituaries written by surviving loved ones. Genealogical records … Continue reading
July 4, 2019
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Happy Independence Day, one and all, whatever your particular political weirdness. Enjoy your freedom…such as it may be. Here in the ’hood, the locals throw a great old-timey small-townsy July 4 parade. It’s grand. Did I go to it this … Continue reading