Errata
Alert blog reader Carmen Hill * pointed out that we have actually made FIVE trips to MN since the 1st of the year. I neglected to include our trip for her father/my Uncle Harold's funeral. And since we will most likely make our annual Labor Day trek to visit Calvin our grand-son ***, we could very well be making at least SIX trips to MN this calendar year. ***** my 1st cousin, also married to Lois' brother David **
** This will be relevant soon & very soon.
*** His parents are Nathan & Laura.
**** We've already shattered our record for annual treks to MN.
Family relationships explained
A few(?) entries ago I asked for help in determining familial relationships involving myself, my children & my grand-children w/David & Carmen's children & grand-children. Alert blog readers Carolyn Brott, my sister, & Christy Leckband, my sister-in-law, provided me w/what I assume to be reliable information. Sadly, but not surprisingly, I cannot find their e-replies, nor can I find the hard-copy of the note I originally wrote to myself for future blog references. So, to the best of my recollections--which is always a dicey proposition--here are familial relations, as I recall.- David, Lois' brother, is married to my 1st cousin, Carmen.
- This also makes Carmen my sister-in-law.
- Therefore, their children Kyle, Kory, & Katie are my nephews & niece.
- They are also my 1st cousins, once removed.
- They are also my kids' [Nathan, Sarah, Rachel] 1st cousins.
- They are also my kids' 2nd cousins.
- They are also my 2nd cousins, once removed.
How are we doing so far?
- Kyle, my nephew &, 1st cousin once removed & 2nd cousin once removed, have two children, Kylie & Haiden.
- They are my children's 2nd cousins.
- They are my children's 2nd cousins, once removed.
- They are my 3rd cousins.
CAVEAT: As I mentioned above, I lost my original note, so some of the preceding information is theoretical. It is my hope that some alert blog readers will once again come to my rescue & show me the errors of my ways.
There is No Place Like Nebraska . . . Texas
From Lincoln Journal Star (7/6): "Starting a business? Nebraska 5th-best . . . NE got high rankings for its office space affordability, % of gross domestic product spent on business incentives, & avg length of work week . . . ND came in 1st . . . followed by TX, Utah, & OK . . . " Sorry, family . . . No mention of FL, NC, MN, CA, IA.
There Is No Insect Like . . . Ticks
From Norfolk Daily News (6/26): "Still too early for the tick forecast. Evidence doesn't yet provide it's bad year for tick bites, tick-borne diseases . . . " Then why is everybody saying it's been a terrible year for ticks. My thoughts? The same scientists who have been shrieking about global climate change are shrieking about lack of evidence re: ticks . . . Wait . . . Could this be further evidence of GCC?
There Is No Denomination Like the . . . Lutheran Church-Mo. Synod
From NDN (6/26): "Court rules for church in playground dispute. The Supreme Court ruled MON that churches have the same right as other charitable groups to seek state money for new playground surfaces & other non-religious needs. By a 7-2 vote, the justices sided w/Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, MO, which had sought a grant to put a soft surface on its preschool playground. The church was denied any money even though its application was ranked 5th out of 44 submissions . . . " (1) Even partisan justices on the non-partisan Supreme Court voted for this LCMS church & its school. (2) I would never suggest that this evidence suggests that my denomination is better than your denomination. ** But it might.
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