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Online Security Crushes My Self-Esteem

October 30, 2016 |
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I feel completely inadequate in my relationships whenever I’m faced with one of those online security forms asking me to…

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Neither Rain Nor Sleet Nor Broken Foot

May 1, 2016 |
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Sometimes it’s the little things in life that are the most dangerous. I survived petting a lion in Zambia and…

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First-Timer Impressions of RootsTech

February 7, 2016 |
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After 20 years of doing genealogy, I thought it was about time I got myself to RootsTech, an enormous annual…

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5 Reasons the U.S. Needs to Help Syrian Refugees

November 17, 2015 | Comments Off on 5 Reasons the U.S. Needs to Help Syrian Refugees
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I don’t usually write political posts, but all the controversy over whether to admit Syrian refugees into the U.S. has…

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Strudels for Dummies

November 17, 2015 |
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I don’t usually post recipes, but since there was so much interest in yesterday’s post about my baking powder dilemma and…

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Enter to Win!

September 17, 2015 | Comments Off on Enter to Win!
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Goodreads Book Giveaway Visiting Your Ancestral Town by Carolyn Schott Giveaway ends September 24, 2015. See the giveaway details at…

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Travels to Ukraine: Then and Now

October 10, 2014 |
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My constant bubbling-over-with-excitement descriptions of my upcoming trip to Ukraine may be trying the patience of my friends and work…

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Music Speaks to the Soul

July 22, 2014 | Comments Off on Music Speaks to the Soul
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By birth and upbringing, I am American. My ethnic heritage is German. But music speaks to the soul, and my…

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Blog intro – I’d rather be traveling…

March 13, 2010 | Comments Off on Blog intro – I’d rather be traveling…
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  …and when I am, this blog will have live “from the road” updates.  When I’m not traveling (which, alas,…

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