This, from 2002. It seemed all the little girls were doing perfect cartwheels before they could walk, but I always looked like Janis when I would try. It probably will be October before I post, again. October is a favorite of almost everyone. Hard to believe it’s separated from August by a measly 30 days. The Halloween decorations will begin going up next week, where they haven’t already. Probably no “holiday” has changed more in my lifetime than Halloween. Linus and the Great Pumpkin from Peanuts were, we are told, intended by Charles Schulz to be a spoof of the commercialization of Christmas. Now, who spoofs Halloween? What was once a semi-innocent night of childish extortion has become one of our more commercialized festivals. I suppose it’s harmless.
38 responses to “Putting a Spin on It”
Jackie, are you having this in the garden, too?
https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2018/10/01
Sideburns:
Our son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter live in Westminster, a little town that Denver swallowed.
We are considering moving to Pueblo so that we can be within a reasonable distance of them.
Do you have an opinion of Pueblo?
With totals as of yesterday, in the past 15 days I’ve located 80 more direct ancestors in German records. At least 5 of them were born as far back as 1570-1580. Data were from the well-kept local church records still extant. I cannot imagine how many ancillary males and “sisters, cousins, and aunts” {with a nod to G&S} are also available, not that I’ll try to list them all.
It is seen that those folks had their kids baptized ASAP, often on the very day of birth. I suppose that was a reflection of the high rate of infant mortality prevalent.
Wow, c x-p! Great work with the genealogy.
Charlotte, I must thank a German chap who could verify that my “CHK” ancestor was, indeed, the son of “JPK”. That same chap then mentioned the wife of JPK as well as the parents of both JPK and the wife.
A second German chap then told me where to look on my favorite German genealogy site, and I found the rest. That site is a gem, but one must search each of its few hundred subsections separately – there is no overall index! Within each subsection, of course, the organization and searchability are great.
Maybe October will bring a revisit to Gene & Family
TR,
For the few times I’ve gone low on blood sugar, I’ve found that a teaspoon or two of honey gets me back on track quickly. If I had the problem frequently, I’d carry a few of the honey packets many fast food establishments offer. Much cheaper than carrying prescription glucose packets.
Rick, I haven’t visited Pueblo as yet, but I haven’t heard anything bad about it. Right now, money is tight and I still need to get my car fixed, so I’ve not done much exploring. However, the air is clean, gas runs about $.50/gal less than in LA, and people are much friendlier. The more I read about what’s been going on in California recently, the happier I am to be out of there.
Another thought or two. First, you’ll need to learn to cook properly at high altitude; Trinidad is at a little over 6000 feet, and you’ll have to adjust to the lower air pressure and humidity. Second, once you’ve established residency (about six weeks) you can buy certain recreational herbs that aren’t available in some states.
Sideburns:
Thanks for the information, and I’m glad to hear that you like Colorado.
I have heard several times from different sources, though, that Colorado is changing. I hope that it’s not changing for the worse.
eMb, if you haven’t yet done so, check your “IN” box. Glad to help out your friend.
David, I think we’re probably going to get hard candy to give out because there’s less temptation to pig out on it than there is with a chewy candy bar. Thanx!
c e-p thank you
MB will thank you also.