There has been quite a bit of news lately about criminals being identified because one of their relatives sent their DNA test results to one of the many growing public DNA databases. For those who don’t know, these databases are open for anyone to try to find family connections using DNA. This is especially useful […]
Archive for November, 2018
Will DNA Find the Lost Sodder Children?
Posted in Memento Mori, tagged DNA, Mysteries, Sodder Children on November 8, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
Memento Mori
Posted in Memento Mori, tagged FindaGrave, Genealogy, Graveyards on November 8, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
I know several people who are very much into genealogy and love tracking down their family histories. Everyone knows about the big name genealogy sites, but I would like to point my readers to a site with a different twist – FindaGrave.com. It has records and photos of thousands of graves. Now, this might sound […]
It’s Meat Day!
Posted in Home Poor Home, tagged Freezer Food, Groceries, Meat, Saving Money on November 7, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
Part of my budget-stretching efforts included finding a good butcher shop. A lot of people don’t realize that there are places like the Tampa Steak Company around. Most of their business is wholesale to restaurants, small grocers and catering companies, but they also have a retail counter. I have a medium-sized chest freezer, and with […]
The Epcot Conundrum
Posted in Disney, tagged Epcot, Walt Disney World on November 6, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
There have been a lot of rumors buzzing about the future of Epcot.  It has finally been confirmed that a Ratatouille ride is coming to the France pavilion, and Ellen’s Energy Adventure will be replaced by a Guardians of the Galaxy-themed ride. A space-themed restaurant is also coming to Future World. In reading fan theories […]
At last, the end…
Posted in Random Thoughts, tagged Rants on November 6, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
Of junk mail season. Oh, okay, election season. And the end, however temporarily, of the same commercials flooding television, radio and websites. This blog is a politics-free zone, so my complaining is strictly non-partisan. Why don’t politicians realize that a rectangular chunk of high-gloss four color card stock has a very tiny chance of changing […]
And Boom, It’s Christmas
Posted in Home Poor Home, tagged Christmas, Holidays, Thanksgiving on November 1, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
I suspect that if I made this post a long rant on the ever-lengthening Christmas season at every retail store in America, I would get a lot of nods of agreement. It used to be that Christmas started when Thanksgiving was over. Thanksgiving has been trampled underfoot, and now Halloween is the kickoff point. At […]