Author Archives: matthannan

Grooking around cemeteries

Posted on 11 April 2011 by matthannan

This is the single stone that I wanted to find yesterday. It just so happens to be right up the street from the house. I was expecting just Elmer C. Lee, Jenny’s great uncle.

As you can see, it lists not only old Elmer, but his wife (who I had no record of), his mother (which was a shocker to both Jenny and I) and gives us the location of the mysterious John E.… Read the rest

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Other folk’s family trees

Posted on 16 March 2011 by matthannan

The woman that I am bonded with has a half-brother.
He’s a hell of a nice guy, but he is a bit sad.
He doesn’t really get on all that well with my partner’s side of the family and his mother up and left him when he was very young.… Read the rest

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Doings!

Posted on 3 March 2011 by matthannan

Jenny has painted and started decorating the basement room. I installed the cat door last weekend and three of them immediately took to it. One is using it as a toy, even! The other three? Not so much! They are afraid of it, actually!… Read the rest

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Fun at Home Depot and finding Cthulhu dreaming in the basement window

Posted on 1 February 2011 by matthannan

After a week away, I came back to the door and rehung the latch side. It is not 100%, but I am much happier with it. It closes.
I then sealed off the kitteh excape root and called for my test subject to be released into the room.… Read the rest

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Focus Follows Mouse

Posted on 26 January 2011 by matthannan

This is a solution that has been bugging me ever since I set up my dual monitors at work. The default behavior of Windows XP is to NOT have the focus follow the mouse, which results in lots and lots of wasted clicks (time) just in switching focus between applications.… Read the rest

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Weekend House Work

Posted on 24 January 2011 by matthannan

Last weekend I installed the sheetrock on some framing I installed at the bottom of the basement stairs.
Hate to admit it, but T@# was right. There is not a damn thing that is square or level in this house!
Not stopping at that, I started ‘rocking up sections of the main basement dividing wall around pipes, etc.… Read the rest

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Spammers take Christmas off?

Posted on 1 January 2011 by matthannan

No spam on Dec 25

Looks like they get Boxing Day off, as well!… Read the rest

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John & Liz Flynn

Posted on 31 December 2010 by matthannan

Sure. Sure. It sounds like I know them. Well, after spending a week with them, I kind of do! Too bad they have been dead for about a hundred years! They were my 2nd great grandparents. And, until this week, they were as far back on the Flynn-side of the house as we knew.… Read the rest

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Cool Notepad Trick – Hirlpoo West – Site Home – MSDN Blogs

Posted on 10 December 2010 by matthannan

Cool Notepad Trick – Hirlpoo West – Site Home – MSDN Blogs.

Pretty cool! Never knew about this. Might be useful for something.… Read the rest

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Shopping, American Style

Posted on 2 December 2010 by matthannan

If you have known me for a while, you will know that I am no Bible thumping tea bagger when it comes to my views on America and the fact that I was born in this country. But, I do prefer to live in the US than any other country I have visited (OK, maybe some regions of Canada hold a certain allure for me), even with all the shite that has been going on for, oh, the past decade or so.… Read the rest

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