Category Archives: Fun Stuff
Centenarians
The total number of centenarians in the world remains uncertain. It has been estimated by the Population Division of the United Nations as 23,000 in 1950, 110,000 in 1990, 150,000 in 1995, 209,000 in 2000 and 324,000 in 2005. … Continue reading
El Cerrito Neighborhood History
Here’s some fun history from my neighborhood in El Cerrito. Our Environmental Quality Committee recently helped sponsor changes in the city animal ordinance making it legal to keep chickens in the City. Looking at history, it’s back to the future. … Continue reading
Twins
We have a lot of twins in our family tree, 53 pairs to be precise, must be in the genes. This page is dedicated to Janet and Ellen. Siblings baptized the same day might appear to us, hundreds of years … Continue reading
College Graduates
I put this together during the NFC Championship game. Here’s what I learned. – Ted Ginn’s injury during the Saint’s game was more disastrous than anyone could have imagined. – Kyle Williams has joined the 49er pantheon, but not in a … Continue reading
17th Century Premarital Sex
While some like to think that sex was invented in the 1960′s, these stories prove otherwise. Stephen BACHILER (c.1561 – 1656) (Wikipedia) As an epilogue to his life story, when he was 90 , his last wife had an affair with another … Continue reading
2011 in Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 130,000 times in 2011. If it were an exhibit at … Continue reading
Marcus Antonius
Almost everyone with European ancestors is related to everyone else within the last 2000 years. Remember the king was was ruined by his promise to pay 1 grain of rice of the first chessboard square, 2 on the second, 3 … Continue reading
17th Century Houses
A surprisingly large proportion of the oldest New England houses still in existence were built by our ancestors. 1. Fairbanks House Dedham, Mass c.1637 Oldest wood-frame house in America, dated using dendochronology, and the oldest house in Massachusetts. Jonathan FAIRBANKS … Continue reading
Edward I
24th Generation. Edward I of England (1239 – 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. He married Eleanor of Castile. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved early in the political … Continue reading
Favorite Posts 2010
Fun Stuff 1. Passages 700 2. Origins 556 3. Vassalboro 443 4. Famous Cousins 252 5. Lyon’s Whelp 198 6. Charlemagne 198 7. Veterans 175 8. Tavern Keepers 82 9. Wikipedia Famous 71 10. Societies 69 11. New England Pioneers 65 12. Crimes and Misdemeanors 58 13. 2010 in Review 56 14. Untimely Deaths 46 … Continue reading
