Category Archives: Personal History

The history of Sam, and how he got to where he is from where he was

Dreaming in my bare nakeds

Posted on August 25, 2002 by Marchbanks

I wanted to make some excuse to leave so I could go find my clothes, but never could figure out how to do so gracefully. Continue reading →

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(A time-delayed) Friday Five

Posted on August 3, 2002 by Marchbanks

My people have been in America for a long time, as immigrants go. Continue reading →

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Moving right along

Posted on July 25, 2002 by Marchbanks

M poked around some of the playground and got in one of the play automobiles for a ride, with Daddy pushing. Continue reading →

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Amusement == an articulate teenage girl in the house

Posted on July 15, 2002 by Marchbanks

I was treated to a highly entertaining rant on the nugacity of the “commentary” she was supposed to provide. Continue reading →

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À la recherche du BBS perdu

Posted on June 11, 2002 by Marchbanks

I spent eight years in BBS-land, and formed some friendships and found some loves there who continue in my life to this day. Continue reading →

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A big, tedious, but way useful genealogy project

Posted on June 9, 2002 by Marchbanks

So far I’ve managed fifty pages of the book, which boils down to about twenty pages of Word document. Continue reading →

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Notes of an unusual day

Posted on May 26, 2002 by Marchbanks

Illegible, my Aunt Fanny; whoever did the captions wasn’t educated enough to know a standard nineteenth-century abbreviation when he saw it. Continue reading →

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Everyone else gets ready to go

Posted on May 20, 2002 by Marchbanks

I wouldn’t mind going to her reunion, because her class has far cooler and more interesting people than mine did. Continue reading →

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At home unexpectedly

Posted on May 15, 2002 by Marchbanks

I put her down for a nap, which she took to without a whimper—a clear sign she’s not feeling good. Continue reading →

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Thoughts upon a tombstone photo

Posted on March 28, 2002 by Marchbanks

Despite everything, he lived to the remarkable age of 86, dying on the eighteenth anniversary of his wife’s death. Continue reading →

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