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31.7.18

Today is Harry Potter's 38th Birthday

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Harry Potter turns 38 years old today (and yes, I am keeping up with the birthday of a fictional character). Also, it's J.K. Rowling...
30.7.18

Three Observations from People Watching on a Recent Trip to Washington, D.C.

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In this blog post, I recount conversations overheard and undertaken on a recent trip to the nation's capital. At the Penn Station A...
23.7.18

The Killman Family Story Constructed Through Census Records, Oral Tradition, and Family Photographs

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How I created a story of my family's genealogical history using data from the 1930 United States census - with help from family photogr...
19.7.18

Throwback Thursday: Greig is Poolside Wearing Floaties (Sometime in the Late 1980s)

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Throwback Thursday: I'm pretty sure this photograph was taken in Pensacola, Florida (or maybe it's Destin). I remember this vaca...
13.7.18

Review of Frederick Wiseman's "High School" (1969) and Jean-François Caissy's La Marche à Suivre (2014)

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I am a teacher, so I am familiar with the strained relationship students sometimes have with authority. And most teachers — especially the b...
12.7.18

Throwback Thursday: My Mother at the Anubis Carnival Ball in New Orleans (Circa the 1970s)

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Mom at the Anubis Ball in New Orleans, Louisiana (circa 1970s)  Throwback Thursday:  A few Thursdays ago, I posted a Throwback photog...
10.7.18

Attributed Quotation: Abraham Lincoln on Happiness

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"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” - Abraham Lincoln, American elected head of state in the 1860...