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Boy, Am I Behind!
Suddenly I realized that I haven’t updated this blog in over 2 months. I blame retirement! I seem to be busier now than I was when I worked. There has been a lot going on. Georgia and I made a couple trips to Wisconsin Dells. Then there were trips to northern Wisconsin for my niece’s […]
Continue readingGoing Places – Entertaining a Toddler
Our grandson Max stays with us a couple days a week. It used to be easy to keep him entertained at home. Now that he is two and a half though, he tends to get bored just playing with his toys. We have been finding places to take him that will hold his interest and […]
Continue readingNew Amazon Fire Tablet for $49.99
Amazon has introduced a new tablet that will sell for only $49.99. It has a 7″ display, 8GB of memory, WiFi, front and rear cameras and more. It might not have the specs of a top of the line model but, this is a real tablet for a bargain price. If you need a cheap […]
Continue readingCertified! – As an RV Inspector That Is
Today I completed both tests for certification as an RV inspector. The two tests were Standards and Practices and Technical Knowledge. I finished the training some time ago but was waiting to retire from my regular job to get the certification. Now it is done. Right now, I don’t have any immediate plans to do […]
Continue readingRetired!
So, we got back from AirVenture on Monday July 27. I went back to work on the 28th. My group had a lunch for me that day because…this was my last week. Friday July 31st was my last day of work and I spent it working from home – well not working really. I spent […]
Continue readingThe Beginning is Near!
A couple of days ago, I told my boss that I am going to retire! July 31st of this year will be my last work day. Georgia and I have been talking about retirement for a while now and we made up our minds to do it. It is a life changing decision but one […]
Continue readingMy Genealogy is Wrong!
My genealogy is wrong and, if you have more than a couple generations listed in yours, I bet your genealogy is wrong too. My family tree has errors in it, I just don’t know which specific facts are wrong. I know I have errors because every genealogy with more than a few people and […]
Continue readingGetting Ready for Spring
I de-winterized the Kodiak yesterday so it is ready to roll whenever Georgia and I are. I flushed out the antifreeze and sanitized the fresh water tank and lines. I closed the water heater bypass and opened the tank valves. Then I flushed the water heater tank. There is a piece of paneling that has […]
Continue readingDecoding Ahnentafels Using Binary Numbers
In the last post, about reading ahnentafels, I showed how to determine relationships by repeatedly dividing by two. Since 2 is the basis of the binary numbering system, we can use binary numbers to simplify the relationship calculation. It offers more flexibility than just repeated dividing. Here is the same partial ahnentafel that was used […]
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