Monthly Archives: December 2012

2012 in review

Posted on December 30, 2012 by

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Koji

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

I know I told Koji I was going to post this only on December 31st, but then I remembered what my good friend Paul once told me … Life is too short, start with the dessert. Well Koji, here is … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2012 by

Judy Giguere sent me a beautiful e-mail with beautiful images. I will be making a conscious effort to wish everyone a Merry Christmas this year … My way of saying that I am celebrating The birth Of Jesus Christ. So, … Continue reading →

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Snippet found while researching someone

Posted on December 23, 2012 by

Reblogged from Sea Genes: A Mental Family Tree The following is an interesting snippet found while looking for information about someone in a newspaper. An image of the piece follows. — A Mental Family Tree We were talking in the … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of Aunt Shiz and Kharma

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

Reblogged from Masako and Spam Musubi: Although my Aunt Shiz passed away ten days before my son and I were to travel to her childhood home in Hiroshima, I believe it was her caring soul that made our journey eerily complete. Time … Continue reading →

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Lauren Rousseau 1982-2012

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

All the media in the U.S. paid homage to Lauren Rousseau. In Canada and in Quebec also because she had French-Canadian roots. 1982-2012 A teacher affects eternity; he or she can never tell where his or her influence stops. -Henry … Continue reading →

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Genes - A Decoder Key to the Past

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

Reblogged from Masako and Spam Musubi: Jeans are really made by Calvin Klein.  Tight.  Unfortunately (or fortunately if you’re lucky), they follow your body lines.   A deviation from your body lines is not possible. Oops.  Old age.  Genes is the … Continue reading →

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Catherine de Baillon

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

It’s a well-known fact that Dennis Lagasse IV is very proud of his ancestor André Mignier dit La Gâchette since 2011 when we connected for the first time in October 2011. Dennis being very proud of his ancestor is a … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Talk About It…

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

That’s why I reblogged somebody’s post yesterday after I posted my usual article about genealogy and wishing my distant cousin Dennis Merry Christmas. Being a former teacher and a new grandfather so many emotions raced through my mind that I … Continue reading →

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Can we talk?

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

Reblogged from Above The Field: I rarely post ‘political’ commentary, either on blogs or on Facebook posts or anywhere else. I’ve become so disturbed by so much of the rhetoric I see, particularly during the recent electoral cycle that seemed … Continue reading →

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