Well I'm home. That's something. B+ on my Litigation midterm. My brain feels kinda numb, but I do know how the word a temporary restraining order or a primary injunction
And my clothes are inside out
On my mother's side, I can find nothing, because the family forenames are James, John, Andrew, and Isobel, while the surnames are Smith, Thomson, and Wilson. Or rather, I find too much. I can't tell one from the other!
My father's side of the family is old-school Irish through-and-through, which means that the names have approximately the same amount of variety as a gathering of the Roman Senate. It wasn't until my father's generation that the names started getting a little more varied (and even then, not by much). Before that, you were named either Michael, Thomas, Simon, John, or Patrick (for the men); or Catherine, Mary, Mary-Catherine, Julia, or Ann, with very few exceptions.
One generation was born in Northern Ireland, then they came to their senses and headed for the New World. Can't turn them up in the Northern Irish records to save my life.
Likely due to the aforementioned Dublin Archives fire of 1922. The archives would have contained records from both territories, given that the official Partition had only just taken place in 1921.
Where are you at in South Louisiana? The wife's family lives in NO.Right there with you, allergy-wise, though not with winter! Up with winter! Die, everything!Spring is the worst for my allergies, then I get a reprieve over the summer until September, which is the second worst time of year. Although fall is still my favorite season.
The lack of allergies is winter's only redeeming quality.
Except in South Louisiana. Obviously.
Where the f@#$-in' grass grows 24/7/365.
No matter how cold it does or does not get any-freakin-where else! :P
MY wife is from NO as well. :)
(Well, Kenner, actually, but it amounts to the same thing.) ;POnce married I moved to NO, (Because I didn't realize that marrying an NO girl meant that you weren't allowed to leave. Except for a hurricane)
Oh, hello Katrina! Good bye Katrina! ;P
SO we've ended up in Lafayette, LA. That's just an hour West of Baton Rouge. :)
And yes, I usually end up needing to mow my lawn every month of the year. :(
Whether or not I actually DO that is another story of course,... :)
Get a sheep.
And play it classical music, it's been scientifically proven to increase the quality of their wool.
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In double-checking and cleaning up the family tree, I had to bid farewell to Harald Hardratta as an ancestor. There's no evidence beyond people's fancies on ancestry.com. Boy, do those folks get click-happy!
I untangled the mess where one of my female forebears gave birth to a son 100 years before she was born. Yeesh, people, read the dates! You skipped a few generations!
I still haven't figured out how my great-great-great grandfather was born two years after his mother died. Might be time for the dhampir template.
Did any of your ancestors mention a lanky fellow, rather talky, always meddling, who waved a sonic wand and claimed he traveled in a blue box?
Who will be in New York in the middle of August? My friend is planning to go to Detroit for a training and afterwards she'd want to visit New York...The city, or the state in general?
Mostly the city, though she will be traversing the state via bus from Detroit.
... you were named either Michael, Thomas, Simon, John, or Patrick (for the men)
You little rebel!
TGIF. bus wrangling time
Off tomorrow unexpectedly! WOOOOOOOOO!!
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I should do Ancestry.com sometime.
My family always insisted my maternal grandmother was a recent descendant of Charles Steinmetz. It didn't take much digging to discover that he had no children. Riddle me that one.
(He could be a relative, but is certainly not an ancestor.)
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Mostly the city, though she will be traversing the state via bus from Detroit.Who will be in New York in the middle of August? My friend is planning to go to Detroit for a training and afterwards she'd want to visit New York...The city, or the state in general?
It's too early to say for me. I have some travel plans in August so it will all depend on the dates.
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And play it classical music, it's been scientifically proven to increase the quality of their wool.Will any classical music work? What about an endless loop of Carmina Burana at high volume?
Better than an endless loop of Bolero. Or it might be an endless loop already. Seems like it.
My family always insisted my maternal grandmother was a recent descendant of Charles Steinmetz. It didn't take much digging to discover that he had no children. Riddle me that one.
Bastards? We've a lot of those in my family.
My family always insisted my maternal grandmother was a recent descendant of Charles Steinmetz. It didn't take much digging to discover that he had no children. Riddle me that one.Bastards? We've a lot of those in my family.
I'm my father's youngest bastard.
My family always insisted my maternal grandmother was a recent descendant of Charles Steinmetz. It didn't take much digging to discover that he had no children. Riddle me that one.Bastards? We've a lot of those in my family.
My ancestors lived on a Hebredean island off the coast of Scotland. I'm the distillation of generations of Scandinavian pirates , rapists, and murderhobos. Bastardry is in my genes, lol
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My family always insisted my maternal grandmother was a recent descendant of Charles Steinmetz. It didn't take much digging to discover that he had no children. Riddle me that one.Bastards? We've a lot of those in my family.
Always possible, but seems unlikely from what I have gleaned about his life.
We're the bastard line of Andrew Wyeth, supposedly, on my dad's side.
I come from a long line of bastards.
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I am surrounded by bastards!
You should all do fine in Hell's Vengeance...
That's what Tammy's been saying!
Well, considering I was adopted because I was an unplanned event, I guess those Canukians hold true to their horny Scots-Norse roots, lol. Bastardry all around!
My wife's family is supposedly descended from a long line of fishermen. But I'm pretty sure they were pirates, as the only people that claim to be fishermen are pirates.
"Y'arr, five shillings and all ye saw be fish"
I am surrounded by bastards!
You should all do fine in Hell's Vengeance...
~innocent look~ I am innocent!
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This guy has proven to me that primitive does not mean stupid. I am amazed at some of the stuff that he is doing. Our ancestors were not stupid. Not at all.
Common scum. Or at least SOME sort of scum.
Edit - I meant me, not anyone else.
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hi everyone,
playing "temple of elemental evil" tonight and game day with my other group tomorrow, we restart Kingmaker starting "Varnhold Vanishing" I am DM there
Ancestery,
what we know is from Ancestry Proof records from Nazi time, my grandparants on both sides had to proof that they had no jewish blood to become married.
Male side, farmers and smiths for at least 8 male generations in our village (with wives from various villages in the area) the last 4 generations in my house
mothers side is on the male line from Mainz through Danzig (Gdanzk) to Sternberg today Šternberk in the Chech Republik in the former Sudetenland where hemarried into the family of my grandma which had a restaurant there.
the family and my infant mother had to flee after the war and finally ended up in my area.
This guy has proven to me that primitive does not mean stupid. I am amazed at some of the stuff that he is doing. Our ancestors were not stupid. Not at all.
far from it.
I would like to see other environments done. Not everyone lived in the same environment.
Ancestery,
what we know is from Ancestry Proof records from Nazi time, my grandparants on both sides had to proof that they had no jewish blood to become married.
Male side, farmers and smiths for at least 8 male generations in our village (with wives from various villages in the area) the last 4 generations in my house
Wow. Four generations. I couldn't even tell you where my great-grandparents lived. Except vaguely in the Boston area.
The genetic side are a little better. There's a family farm in Cape Breton. Cousins have it still. It was a land grant from the Battle of Louisburg
Mostly the city, though she will be traversing the state via bus from Detroit.Who will be in New York in the middle of August? My friend is planning to go to Detroit for a training and afterwards she'd want to visit New York...The city, or the state in general?
If the bus is taking I-90 through New York State, there's a good chance she'll be passing through my neighborhood.
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Had half an idea for an alignment system involving pragmatism vs. altruism and such.
Idea stopped short when I realized Hellknights would be able to Smite Altruism.
Hard to deal in abstracts in a world where Law and Goodness are defined concepts.
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Not so good: spent most of the morning having blood work done at the hospital trying to figure out what's wrong with me. As part of my preparation for having blood drawn, I had to miss two doses of my medications, and now I'm wide awake in the middle of the night having simultaneous panic & allergy attacks.
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I am awake. Call me if you need a friend. I like talking to you.
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treppa, my snowflake queen, together we will turn the world into a snow encrusted playground!Right there with you, allergy-wise, though not with winter! Up with winter! Die, everything!Spring is the worst for my allergies, then I get a reprieve over the summer until September, which is the second worst time of year. Although fall is still my favorite season.
The lack of allergies is winter's only redeeming quality.
Time to put this world... ON ICE? [/Ahnold]
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That suxxors Dave.
Finally a day off! Although I am treating it as if I am going to work @4, just in case I get called in. Weekends are prime time for people to get 'sick'
Plus there is Easter on Sunday. Somebody might decide they want to stay home and eat some ham with their family. I'd rather not pick up an Easter shift, because I am training at my volunteer group that day and I don't want to miss it.
But, I would. I really need the cash, sad to say ...
I should maybe do some more Ostara themed stuff, although the holiday is past. I didn't get a chance with my schedule to properly welcome Spring to the world.
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I'm glad for the good but sorry about the bad.
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In the meantime, do try to eat well and strive for a healthy lifestyle. It can only help. I empathize with your misery, I really do. Sending good vibes for your health (for what that's worth).