I'm always eating hoagies and Subways sometimes for lunch and I hardly get angry,maybe that's why I have low blood pressure,I'm always bottling it in.

Ours is diabetes and high blood pressure and glad to say that I don't have diabetes and I have low blood pressure. :)

That's good. O0 However, my maternal grandma has diabetes and has to be aware of her blood pressure on a regular basis.

That's good!  I seemed to have inherit most of the diseases carried by my relatives, even my cousin.  I don't have heart disease like my parents though, thank goodness.

I have leukemia and recently had another cancer scare, which was negative. I don't know who in the family had that. My family was secretive about such stuff.

Cancer is what claimed the life of my maternal grandfather; he'd had a type of cancer that I'm not sure how to spell..altho I could probably google it. It started with an "m"; I remember that much. Maybe I could ask my mom.

That's good. O0 However, my maternal grandma has diabetes and has to be aware of her blood pressure on a regular basis.


on your Mother's side?  ???

on your Mother's side?  ???

Yes. I just said "maternal", so that, by definition, refers to the mom's side.

I have 1 Grandma which is on my Mother's side.

^Makes sense.

I am lucky to still have three of my grandparents alive. The youngest of them, my paternal grandfather, will be 80 this year.

My Grandfather died 20 years ago of a heart attack.

I know. You already mentioned it earlier in the thread.



My Grandfather passed away September 24th,1989 of a heart attack.


I don't remember what I was doing that day; I know I didn't go to school because it was a Sunday. At the time I had just started the 4th grade.



Let's see, what else can we talk about?

My grandparents passed away eons ago. I only met 1 out of 4 and he died in 1971, the rest died before that.

I never met my great grandmother,She died before I was born.

I never met my great grandmother,She died before I was born.

Only two of my great-grandparents were alive when I was born: my dad's mom's mom, who died in 1981 (when I was only fifteen months old), and my mom's mom's mom, who died in 1988.

Only two of my great-grandparents were alive when I was born: my dad's mom's mom, who died in 1981 (when I was only fifteen months old), and my mom's mom's mom, who died in 1988.


What about your Father's Mother?

What about your Father's Mother?

My father's mother is still around. She'll be 81 next week. Her mother died at that age in 1981.

I enjoy learning about my family history; it's interesting to know my cultural heritage and all that stuff.

My father's mother is still around. She'll be 81 next week. Her mother died at that age in 1981.

I enjoy learning about my family history; it's interesting to know my cultural heritage and all that stuff.



Me too,I like learning my family tree.

Me too,I like learning my family tree.


Both of my parents have been doing research on their family history for the past few years, and have been able to trace back to the early 1800's.

Both of my parents have been doing research on their family history for the past few years, and have been able to trace back to the early 1800's.


My Father has been tracing his since the early 1900's.

My Father has been tracing his since the early 1900's.

That's good. It's interesting to be able to find out which countries your ancestors were born in, and which generation(s) came to the U.S., and how they got there. It's also interesting to be able to find out if you have distant cousins...and all that.

1600 or 1700's here or earlier. I found out that my greatgrandmother was half Irish and half Spanish (from Spain).  I guess they migrated here earlier on.

That's good. It's interesting to be able to find out which countries your ancestors were born in, and which generation(s) came to the U.S., and how they got there. It's also interesting to be able to find out if you have distant cousins...and all that.


Some of my Cousins are from Germany,Russia and Israel.

On my mom's mom's side, they are all from Italy, namely the island known as Sicily. My mom traveled to Europe 34 years ago and she visited that area.

On my mom's dad's side, they are from Germany and Poland. My mom has done some extensive research on her paternal ancestors lately, and may have been able to find information on one who was born in the late 1700's.

On my dad's side, they come from all over Europe, including Norway, England, and Germany.

Oh, and did I mention...nine years ago to the day (June 18, 2000), I came back from a family reunion in Fresno, where a good number of then-living relatives on my maternal grandmother's mom's side had gathered; I may have met some of my third cousins. That was a while ago, and some of the eldest relatives have passed on since then.

I have done my family tree and my fore-fathers have all been British. Paternal I am back to 1823 and maternal back to 1776.

On my dad's side, they come from all over Europe, including Norway, England, and Germany.
Maybe I could help with the English part of your ancestors?

That's good!  I seemed to have inherit most of the diseases carried by my relatives, even my cousin.  I don't have heart disease like my parents though, thank goodness.

I have leukemia and recently had another cancer scare, which was negative. I don't know who in the family had that. My family was secretive about such stuff.


I've been out for more than a week just to learn this which was negative.

I'm glad, very glad so deep in my heart  :-*

I have done my family tree and my fore-fathers have all been British. Paternal I am back to 1823 and maternal back to 1776.


Wow,over 200 years?  :o

I've been out for more than a week just to learn this which was negative.

I'm glad, very glad so deep in my heart  :-*


Thanks, Francisco  :-*  :)

I never got to meet my other cousin who was a big movie star,Steven Keats shot himself in 1994.

Wow,over 200 years?  :o
Then I draw a blank, but with deeper research in a County Archive, I should be there.

Then I draw a blank, but with deeper research in a County Archive, I should be there.


Wow that's a lot of history.

Wow that's a lot of history.
When I have more available money and time, I will be digging deeper.

When I have more available money and time, I will be digging deeper.


You have such a big history.

You have such a big history.
Yes, and with the research done, I am made aware who my 6th cousins are.

Yes, and with the research done, I am made aware who my 6th cousins are.

That is amazing.

I think I know who some of my third-cousins are, from the same generation as me...but there is a good number of them who I have never met (and probably never will meet).

Yes, and with the research done, I am made aware who my 6th cousins are.


and who are they?

That is amazing.

I think I know who some of my third-cousins are, from the same generation as me...but there is a good number of them who I have never met (and probably never will meet).
At this moment of time, I have no plans to contact them.

and who are they?
There are too many to name here and I wish to protect their identities

My Father has a lot cousins who he contacts.

There are too many to name here and I wish to protect their identities

That's probably a good idea. Just saying you have some is safe enough. :-X




My Father has a lot cousins who he contacts.

And my mom has been in touch with her dad's cousin from Nebraska, who has been helping on that side of the family tree for a while now.

How long is your family tree?

Mine? Like I said in a previous post, we are able to trace certain branches of it at least 200 years (early 1800s).

How long is your family tree?
My paternal ancestry goes back 6 generations and my maternal ancestry is 7 generations

From a branch one of my Great-Grandmothers I go back to the 17th century.

mine goes back to the mid 19th century.

I have two geneology books here on just my family.....they seem to span a lot of countries,one of the books starting in England, I think in the mid 1600's or so. 

One bit of my husband's family has been traced back to 1533

Mine? Like I said in a previous post, we are able to trace certain branches of it at least 200 years (early 1800s).


Wow!  That's pretty cool!!  8)

I can trace some of my ancestors back to the early 1900's, but overall my family didn't keep very good records of themselves.

Wow!  That's pretty cool!!  8)

I can trace some of my ancestors back to the early 1900's, but overall my family didn't keep very good records of themselves.


Do the records cease when your ancestors went to prison?  ;)

Wow!  That's pretty cool!!  8)

I can trace some of my ancestors back to the early 1900's, but overall my family didn't keep very good records of themselves.


You can use sites such as ancestry.com to check records.  I think they have all the census data so you can follow families back from that.

You can use sites such as ancestry.com to check records.  I think they have all the census data so you can follow families back from that.


I think you need an account with them.

I think you need an account with them.


possibbly so, but if you were interested in tracing your family tree you wouldn't mind setting up an account, would you?

I think you need an account with them.


I've been to ancestory.com to look up a great-grandmother of mine.  What they do is let you have about 3 generations free and you have ti pay a fee to continue.

possibbly so, but if you were interested in tracing your family tree you wouldn't mind setting up an account, would you?


Sure,I love to look up The Starr Family Tree. :)

I think you need an account with them.


That's what's keeping me from signing up with Ancestry.  :(


Do the records cease when your ancestors went to prison?  ;)


:P  ;D  ;D

I don't think any of my relatives/ancestors has ever been to prison, but who knows?  ;D

did you make up an account?  ???

I use the last name of most of my ancestors I'm looking for.

I use the last name of most of my ancestors I'm looking for.


My Father does too.

did you make up an account?  ???


No,  but I did explore the website a couple of times.

No,  but I did explore the website a couple of times.


How was it?

You can use sites such as ancestry.com to check records.  I think they have all the census data so you can follow families back from that.

Yeah, my parents have accounts registered with ancestry.com; that's how they've been able to trace their ancestries back. My dad has had trouble trying to trace his paternal ancestry back, due to the fact that Nelson is a very common name.

No,  but I did explore the website a couple of times.

I haven't had a chance to do that yet. I'm sure there are various sections of the site that you can explore without an account.

I haven't had a chance to do that yet. I'm sure there are various sections of the site that you can explore without an account.


I'm sure you'll find something.

I'm sure you'll find something.

I'll just go there at some point when I'm not too busy or distracted.

or you could try other websites.

That's true.

Speaking of which, I recently joined Facebook. You definitely need an account there to search for people.

That's true.

Speaking of which, I recently joined Facebook. You definitely need an account there to search for people.


I'm not into facebook.

I'm not into facebook.

I wasn't either...until my mom joined earlier this year, to help save dogs from not having homes. There's a section of the site called "DogWorld", in which you can adopt a cyber dog to help save the lives of real dogs who don't have homes.

I wasn't either...until my mom joined earlier this year, to help save dogs from not having homes. There's a section of the site called "DogWorld", in which you can adopt a cyber dog to help save the lives of real dogs who don't have homes.


cyberdogs? sounds cute.

cyberdogs? sounds cute.

Yes, it's a good cause.

Yeah, my parents have accounts registered with ancestry.com; that's how they've been able to trace their ancestries back. My dad has had trouble trying to trace his paternal ancestry back, due to the fact that Nelson is a very common name.


I was tracing just one relative.  But there again you wouldn't believe that Antonia Eleanor Felipe Luttrel was a common name either. Of course she's my great-grandmother from Spain.

I wasn't either...until my mom joined earlier this year, to help save dogs from not having homes. There's a section of the site called "DogWorld", in which you can adopt a cyber dog to help save the lives of real dogs who don't have homes.


On myspace I have an ad which has a link to save abused animals.

I was tracing just one relative.  But there again you wouldn't believe that Antonia Eleanor Felipe Luttrel was a common name either. Of course she's my great-grandmother from Spain.
It maybe that archive records are not kept as well in Spain as of over countries.

It maybe that archive records are not kept as well in Spain as of over countries.


How about New York?

It maybe that archive records are not kept as well in Spain as of over countries.


Maybe so...it does seem as if she's Irish and Spanish.  She looks all Spanish though.

On myspace I have an ad which has a link to save abused animals.

that's good.

I just found more friends on Facebook this morning.

that's good.

I just found more friends on Facebook this morning.


were they friends you knew?

How about New York?
American records seem to be well stored and now used for information purposes.

What's everyone's favorite MJ song?  :)

What's everyone's favorite MJ song?  :)
Will You Be There

Will You Be There

That's a good one...it was from the soundtrack of Free Willy, which I saw at a movie theater in the summer of 1993.


As for his 80's stuff, I like "Billie Jean" and "Man In The Mirror" best.

That's a good one...it was from the soundtrack of Free Willy, which I saw at a movie theater in the summer of 1993.


As for his 80's stuff, I like "Billie Jean" and "Man In The Mirror" best.
All his popular songs are good ones.

All his popular songs are good ones.

And most of the tracks from his album Thriller became hits, including the title track, which is a favorite at Halloween time.

My favorite is Beat It,Billie Jean And Thriller.

A few of my MJ favorites -

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
The Girl Is Mine
Smooth Criminal
Remember the Time

My favorite is Beat It,Billie Jean And Thriller.

All of which were tracks from the album Thriller...and big hits, too.


Weird Al made parodies of TWO of MJ's songs: "Beat It" (into "Eat It"), and "Bad" (into "Fat").

Speaking of Weird Al, has he released any kind of statement yet?

Speaking of Weird Al, has he released any kind of statement yet?

There's been no report of him saying anything about MJ's passing... after all, he did parody two of MJ's songs, as I just mentioned.

Could check his website, weirdal.com, to see if anything's there yet.

I think MJ was very creative with his videos.

I think MJ was very creative with his videos.
John Landis has the full credit for Thrliler

I think MJ was very creative with his videos.

I agree. He revolutionized the "Music Video".

I agree. He revolutionized the "Music Video".

That's true; he even helped popularize MTV in its early days. He also co-wrote the mid-80s anthem, "We Are The World" (which he sang parts of).

I agree. He revolutionized the "Music Video".


especially the videos from the 80's.

especially the videos from the 80's.

It was around that time when music videos began to become popular. They might have been around in the 70s too, but I wouldn't really know for sure cuz I wasn't around then. I wonder when the first music video was made??

It was around that time when music videos began to become popular. They might have been around in the 70s too, but I wouldn't really know for sure cuz I wasn't around then. I wonder when the first music video was made??
During the 70s, it was flims made for tv, especially for when a band could not appear live on a pop show such as Top Of The Pops. Noticably the first big pop promo was Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. Back in the 60s The Beatles made films for their singles, one of them was Strawberry fields forever.

During the 70s, it was flims made for tv, especially for when a band could not appear live on a pop show such as Top Of The Pops. Noticably the first big pop promo was Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. Back in the 60s The Beatles made films for their singles, one of them was Strawberry fields forever.

Thanks, I figured it might have been sometime around then.

Thanks, I figured it might have been sometime around then.
...and then came along Buggles!

...and then came along Buggles!

It's been almost 30 whole years since they originally released their only big hit, "Video Killed The Radio Star"! It would later become the first video to be played on MTV...the "M" of which now stands for something other than music. :-[

It's been almost 30 whole years since they originally released their only big hit, "Video Killed The Radio Star"! It would later become the first video to be played on MTV...the "M" of which now stands for something other than music. :-[
...but now, MTV are playing music only because of the sad demise of Michael Jackson

...but now, MTV are playing music only because of the sad demise of Michael Jackson

That is true. VH1 has also been playing his videos since his untimely death on Thursday.

Michael Jackson has topped the UK album chart and made six new entries in the singles top 40, six years after his last number one.

Greatest hits album Number Ones rocketed from 121 to the top spot after a surge in sales since the superstar's death on Thursday.

The same album earned Jackson his last number one when first released in 2003.

Four of his other hit albums also made a reappearance in the top 20, the Official Charts Company said.

Thriller, still the biggest-selling album of all time, raced from 179 to number seven, King of Pop reached 14, Off The Wall got to 17 and The Essential Michael Jackson came in at number 20.

A total of 11 Michael Jackson or Jackson Five albums featured in the top 200.

In the singles chart, 43 out of the top 200 singles feature the singer, with Jackson hits accounting for all but one of the new entries in the top 40.

Overall, Michael Jackson accounted for over 300,000 record sales across singles and albums in just two days this week.

I did happen to watch a couple of his vids on VH1 Classic yesterday.

I did happen to watch a couple of his vids on VH1 Classic yesterday.
I only wish to see Smooth Criminal, my son thinks it is his best one.

I only wish to see Smooth Criminal, my son thinks it is his best one.

That is not one I have seen. Heck, I don't think I know that song very well, but I do know some lines from it.

I only wish to see Smooth Criminal, my son thinks it is his best one.


that video was pretty cool.

that video was pretty cool.


I love that video!  It's also my favorite song off the "Bad" album.  :)

I love that video!  It's also my favorite song off the "Bad" album.   :)

Like I said, I actually don't know that song, but I would like to hear it sometime. I bet it's good.

Of that album, I only know two songs: the title track and "Man In The Mirror."

I think Thriller was one of the most and still is the best video of all time.

I only wish to see Smooth Criminal, my son thinks it is his best one.

I got to hear a snippet of that song this morning. There's a certain line in there that can easily be misunderstood..."Annie are you ok" or "Annie are you walking?"

I got to hear a snippet of that song this morning. There's a certain line in there that can easily be misunderstood..."Annie are you ok" or "Annie are you walking?"


"Annie are you ok" is the lyrics.

"Annie are you ok" is the lyrics.

I thought so. There have been several mis-hearings of his songs on Amiright.com; I think they even confirm that "ok" is the correct line.

I thought so. There have been several mis-hearings of his songs on Amiright.com; I think they even confirm that "ok" is the correct line.


some of his songs are misheard.

some of his songs are misheard.

LOTS of his songs have been misheard. For example, in his song "Billie Jean", the line "The kid is not my son" has been misheard as a lot of things. Such as "The chair is not my size", or "The careless midnight sun", or "The kitten is not my son".

www.amiright.com/misheard/artist/jacksonmichael.shtml

(There's LOTS of them.)

LOTS of his songs have been misheard. For example, in his song "Billie Jean", the line "The kid is not my son" has been misheard as a lot of things. Such as "The chair is not my size", or "The careless midnight sun", or "The kitten is not my son".

www.amiright.com/misheard/artist/jacksonmichael.shtml

(There's LOTS of them.)


especially Thriller.

especially Thriller.

Yes, I scrolled down there and saw several entries listed for that.

Of course, lots of his songs have numerous mishearings.

This thread has gone 10 days without a new post...that can't be good. :(

ok...post, comment, post, comment...... ;D

This thread has gone 10 days without a new post...that can't be good. :(
The world has been taken over by drastic news which has been covered in other threads.

bad news can take it's toll on other threads.

The world has been taken over by drastic news which has been covered in other threads.

Such as Michael Jackson's passing, which we've talked about on here too. I still like some of his songs...and those of his siblings.

Such as Michael Jackson's passing, which we've talked about on here too. I still like some of his songs...and those of his siblings.



his siblings are in the news these days.

his siblings are in the news these days.

His sister Latoya suspected that he might've been murdered, rather than suffer heart failure. That's one thing I read in today's newspaper.

A scene from Sacha Baron Cohen's latest movie Bruno which played a prank on La Toya Jackson was hastily cut from the theatrical release due to the then-raging public outcry over the unexpected death at age 50 of Michael Jackson.

His sister Latoya suspected that he might've been murdered, rather than suffer heart failure. That's one thing I read in today's newspaper.


I think he was.

I think he was.

Why do you think so? You actually think the heart failure/unresponsiveness story might've not been plausible? ???

Why do you think so? You actually think the heart failure/unresponsiveness story might've not been plausible? ???


the doctors gave him medications to perform 50 shows but he only wanted to do 10 instead.

the doctors gave him medications to perform 50 shows but he only wanted to do 10 instead.

and just think, if he were alive still, he would've performed the first one yesterday. :\'(

So the docs were partly to blame?

and just think, if he were alive still, he would've performed the first one yesterday. :\'(

So the docs were partly to blame?


He was over stressed yes and the doctors are to blame.He needed medications to keep him moving. ::)

He was over stressed yes and the doctors are to blame.He needed medications to keep him moving. ::)

Yep, and his death is still being discussed in the news and other media! Just like Anna Nicole Smith's death from a couple years ago. As I recall, she wasn't finally laid to rest until 3 weeks after her passing.

Yep, and his death is still being discussed in the news and other media! Just like Anna Nicole Smith's death from a couple years ago. As I recall, she wasn't finally laid to rest until 3 weeks after her passing.


and they still want to find out who killed him.

and they still want to find out who killed him.
The police are looking into it.

The police are looking into it.

I think I don't want to hear another M.J. story for the next 5 years, I'm over saturated.

ditto

The police are looking into it.



and questioning the doctor.

I think I don't want to hear another M.J. story for the next 5 years, I'm over saturated.

Good... what else should we talk about? There's a world of possibilities

Let's discuss 2010.

Let's discuss 2010.

Good idea. ;)

That's not too far away now. :o

So far I don't think Chuck has shown any sign of renaming this site "inthe10s.com" once the new year arrives. He will, however, need to add a board under Pop Culture for "the 2010's" to discuss "current" events.


On July 13th of that year, do you think the National League will finally end their winless curse in the All Star Game?

On November 2nd, several US states will be electing a new governor; California included. At last we can say goodbye to the Governator.

Good idea. ;)

That's not too far away now. :o

So far I don't think Chuck has shown any sign of renaming this site "inthe10s.com" once the new year arrives. He will, however, need to add a board under Pop Culture for "the 2010's" to discuss "current" events.


On July 13th of that year, do you think the National League will finally end their winless curse in the All Star Game?

On November 2nd, several US states will be electing a new governor; California included. At last we can say goodbye to the Governator.



Oh no...not sports again :o

Let's discuss 2010.
That's next year

Good idea. ;)

That's not too far away now. :o

So far I don't think Chuck has shown any sign of renaming this site "inthe10s.com" once the new year arrives. He will, however, need to add a board under Pop Culture for "the 2010's" to discuss "current" events.


On July 13th of that year, do you think the National League will finally end their winless curse in the All Star Game?

On November 2nd, several US states will be electing a new governor; California included. At last we can say goodbye to the Governator.


and February 10th,will be 2/10/2010.

and February 10th,will be 2/10/2010.


Co-incidence?  I think not. 8) ;D

and February 10th,will be 2/10/2010.
Not here for it will be 10/02/2010.

and February 10th,will be 2/10/2010.

Don't forget, October 10th, when written shorthand, will be 10/10/10!

Don't forget, October 10th, when written shorthand, will be 10/10/10!
...and yesterday was PI Day 22/7

...and yesterday was PI Day 22/7

...which does not exist in the American standard for writing dates, since there is no 22nd month.

Furthermore, March 14th is written in the American standard as 3/14, which is close enough (rounded to two decimal places).


Also, I don't think 22 divided by 7 is a good enough approximation for PI because if you look at the first three places, it'll be 3.142, while the first three decimal places of PI are 3.141

...which does not exist in the American standard for writing dates, since there is no 22nd month.

Furthermore, March 14th is written in the American standard as 3/14, which is close enough (rounded to two decimal places).


Also, I don't think 22 divided by 7 is a good enough approximation for PI because if you look at the first three places, it'll be 3.142, while the first three decimal places of PI are 3.141
22/7 was the formula taught to me back at school (a long time ago)

22/7 was the formula taught to me back at school (a long time ago)
...pre calculator days.

22/7 was the formula taught to me back at school (a long time ago)


...pre calculator days.

I understand now. :)

But nowadays it's seldom used.

I understand now. :)

But nowadays it's seldom used.
Completely unused today, along with using Logarithm Tables.

Completely unused today, along with using Logarithm Tables.

Yep, nowadays we have calculators to do all that. I still have a TI-82 graphing calculator, which I needed for a math class I took in 1995.

Yep, nowadays we have calculators to do all that. I still have a TI-82 graphing calculator, which I needed for a math class I took in 1995.
I like and still do the concept of Logarithms

I like and still do the concept of Logarithms

There are the "common" ones (base 10, usually written as "log"), and the "natural ones" (base e, usually written as "ln").

There are also the ones in other bases, written as log base (whatever) of a certain number.

There are the "common" ones (base 10, usually written as "log"), and the "natural ones" (base e, usually written as "ln").

There are also the ones in other bases, written as log base (whatever) of a certain number.
You are confusing me now.

You are confusing me now.

Sorry about that. :-\\ It's just that I happened to be so good with math; it was always my favorite subject.

Sorry about that. :-\\ It's just that I happened to be so good with math; it was always my favorite subject.
I have always been a maths person too.

I have always been a maths person too.

That makes 3 of us. Is it a requirement to beloing to inthe70s  :)

That makes 3 of us. Is it a requirement to beloing to inthe70s  :)
I struggled in English but now I am older I prefer it now.

I struggled in English but now I am older I prefer it now.

I often struggled with writing essays and papers. With each one, I just wanted to make the point across in a satisfactory manner.

I often struggled with writing essays and papers. With each one, I just wanted to make the point across in a satisfactory manner.

That makes 3 of us again, of course, I attended French school all the way through high school, so my English isn't that great either.

Like Math
Dislike English

I like History and Geography. Anyone?

I often struggled with writing essays and papers. With each one, I just wanted to make the point across in a satisfactory manner.
Now I have learned the art of essay writing from my university courses I fuind the tasks easier.

That makes 3 of us again, of course, I attended French school all the way through high school, so my English isn't that great either.

Like Math
Dislike English

Well, literature has been foggy for me too. Some authors present profound messages with their works, and when I've read the material, it was often a struggle for me to find what the author really means.



I like History and Geography. Anyone?

History? Not especially.

Geography? For the most part.

History? Not especially.

The same has happened to me with History, struggled at school and love it now.

The same has happened to me with History, struggled at school and love it now.

Sometimes it depends upon how the material is presented, and what it generally consisted of.

However, I know the U.S. Presidential history pretty well.

Sometimes it depends upon how the material is presented, and what it generally consisted of.

However, I know the U.S. Presidential history pretty well.
I fallen into the interest of The Tudor Dynasty, that is Herny VIII and Elizabeth I era.

Sometimes it depends upon how the material is presented, and what it generally consisted of.

However, I know the U.S. Presidential history pretty well.

We never studied American History in school, just CDN and European (Romans, Greeks, etc..)
Always have been a history buff and a geography buff too.

We never studied American History in school, just CDN and European (Romans, Greeks, etc..)
Always have been a history buff and a geography buff too.

Being that you're in Canada, you probably would have studied history that's native to your country.

In the U.S., we studied American history and World History in school. College courses also have history of other parts of the world.

Being that you're in Canada, you probably would have studied history that's native to your country.

In the U.S., we studied American history and World History in school. College courses also have history of other parts of the world.

I have read a lot about American History and I have caught up, I hope.

I have read a lot about American History and I have caught up, I hope.
I was only taught the baisc what-you-need-to-know history for the USA.

...pre calculator days.
I remember using slide rulles too.

I have always been a maths person too.


Math was too hard for me.

Orthoclase feldspar is too hard.

Orthoclase feldspar is too hard.


Who's he?

I always liked math...in school.  But, now I like English. :)

Orthoclase feldspar is too hard.
That is hard to say?

That is hard to say?


I don't know who he is.  ???

I don't know who he is.  ???
Have you looked it up yet?

Have you looked it up yet?


Yes it's a mineral.

Yes it's a mineral.
Hard rock.

Hard rock.



and it belongs in the ocean.

Does anyone know where te karma league thread is? ???

Does anyone know where te karma league thread is? ???
Have you looked at page three of WOW?

Does anyone know where the karma league thread is? ???

It's probably buried by now. But I think we can dig it up.

There's also the Karamel Exchange thread, which will remain in PPP until December.

It's probably buried by now. But I think we can dig it up.
It was on page three at the last viewing.

It was on page three at the last viewing.

I suppose we can bring it back up when we are ready.

I remember using slide rules too.

I have one of those, but I never used it in school. I think my dad did, though.

I have one of those, but I never used it in school. I think my dad did, though.
A collector's item today?

A collector's item today?

Perhaps.

At first I was confused as to how to use it, but it has instructions listed on the back.

Perhaps.

At first I was confused as to how to use it, but it has instructions listed on the back.
Basic Slide Rule Instructions

To multiply two numbers on a typical slide rule, the user set the left index (start of the scale) on the C scale to line up with one factor on the D scale. (All labels refer to Pickett scales. Scale labels were not completely uniform between brands.) The user then found the second factor on the C scale and looked on the D scale for the product. By doing this, the user effectively added the logs (lengths) of the two numbers and looked up the antilog.

Multiplications with more than a single digit were carried out by making use of the smaller graduations to represent additional digits of decreasing significance. The precision available to the user was directly proportional to the size of the device (or the smallest lines the user could resolve.) The slide rule did not indicate the decimal point. That was done by the user - typically by estimation, "common sense" or by computing the characteristic.

I remember the slide ruler.

I remember the slide ruler.
I want one now, to see how it work, for at the moment I only rely on memory.

I want one now, to see how it work, for at the moment I only rely on memory.


when did they use those?  ???

when did they use those?  ???
Up to pre mid 1970s

Up to pre mid 1970s


wow 30 years ago.  :o

wow 30 years ago.  :o
The slide rule was invented around 1620–1630, shortly after John Napier's publication of the concept of the logarithm.

The slide rule was invented around 1620–1630, shortly after John Napier's publication of the concept of the logarithm.


So it's been around for 300 years.

I've heard of slide rules, but never got to use one.

So it's been around for 300 years.

Close to 400 by now. :o

I've heard of slide rules, but never got to use one.

The one I have is probably a relic.

The one I have is probably a relic.


Might even be worth something, Jeff.

Might even be worth something, Jeff.
Has eBay been checked?

Has eBay been checked?


ebay sells them for 5.00

ebay sells them for 5.00
have you brought one yet?

Might even be worth something, Jeff.

Which is why I'm saving it. I might decide to use it just for fun someday.

have you brought one yet?


No,I have no use for them.

No,I have no use for them.

I might not have use for mine either...at least not that I'm aware of, but I think I can try to use it just for the heck of it.

I might not have use for mine either...at least not that I'm aware of, but I think I can try to use it just for the heck of it.


plus,it's old fashioned.

plus,it's old fashioned.

That may be true...but it's always nice to reminisce about the old days, just to bring back fond memories.

That may be true...but it's always nice to reminisce about the old days, just to bring back fond memories.


I love the olden days. :)

I love the olden days. :)


Same here!  :)

Same here!  :)

I always enjoy looking at pictures from back then. My parents especially took lots of pictures from me in my early years, because I grew up so quickly!

I always enjoy looking at pictures from back then. My parents especially took lots of pictures from me in my early years, because I grew up so quickly!


I love looking through old photos too, as well as my yearbooks.  :)

I love looking through old photos too, as well as my yearbooks.  :)

Oh yeah. I especially love my high school yearbooks. I would always have my friends sign it every year...especially the girls. :D 8) Then, each summer between high school years (1995, '96, and '97), I would look at certain pages of it for a few minutes every day because I had lots of fond memories.

Oh yeah. I especially love my high school yearbooks. I would always have my friends sign it every year...especially the girls. :D 8) Then, each summer between high school years (1995, '96, and '97), I would look at certain pages of it for a few minutes every day because I had lots of fond memories.


My yearbooks bring back a lot of fond memories for me, too....I still have my junior high yearbooks and they're a lot of fun to look at, too.  :)

My yearbooks bring back a lot of fond memories for me, too....I still have my junior high yearbooks and they're a lot of fun to look at, too.  :)

I had yearbooks in junior high too; I liked looking at specific pictures in those too.

I had yearbooks in junior high too; I liked looking at specific pictures in those too.


And the signatures.....the wacky stuff my classmates wrote in those yearbooks are a hoot!  ;D

And the signatures.....the wacky stuff my classmates wrote in those yearbooks are a hoot!  ;D

I never really wrote anything wacky in other people's yearbooks; I always liked to say nice things because that's the kind of person that I am. :) I just know that my high school yearbooks were very special, and that I always had lots of my classmates sign 'em, mostly girls.

I never really wrote anything wacky in other people's yearbooks; I always liked to say nice things because that's the kind of person that I am. :)


I never really wrote anything crazy in my classmates' yearbooks, either....I just happen to have known some pretty wacky people throughout my school years!    :D :D  ;D  ;D

I never really wrote anything crazy in my classmates' yearbooks, either....I just happen to have known some pretty wacky people throughout my school years!    :D :D  ;D  ;D



We all have. :D ;D

My mom has recently gone through her high school yearbooks, since her 40 year reunion is coming up and she's getting prepared for that...and she has come across some crazy things people wrote in them!

We all have. :D ;D

My mom has recently gone through her high school yearbooks, since her 40 year reunion is coming up and she's getting prepared for that...and she has come across some crazy things people wrote in them!


Oh, I just love those kind of high school yearbooks!  Another friend of mine kept her grandmother's HS yearbooks and we used to have a lot of fun looking through them. 

I also used to browse antique shops on a regular basis, and every once in a while I'd come across HS yearbooks from as far back as the 1920s.  I never bought any of them, but they were definitely interesting to look through!  :)

Oh, I just love those kind of high school yearbooks!  Another friend of mine kept her grandmother's HS yearbooks and we used to have a lot of fun looking through them. 

I also used to browse antique shops on a regular basis, and every once in a while I'd come across HS yearbooks from as far back as the 1920s.  I never bought any of them, but they were definitely interesting to look through!   :)

I still enjoy mine. Each of them have, in the back, a 16-page color section on news in pop culture (for things like world news, sports, entertainment, etc.)...in addition to the main content of the yearbook itself. The book for my senior year (1998) had 352 pages altogether!

I still enjoy mine. Each of them have, in the back, a 16-page color section on news in pop culture (for things like world news, sports, entertainment, etc.)...in addition to the main content of the yearbook itself. The book for my senior year (1998) had 352 pages altogether!


I got one of those color sections in my 9th and 10th grade years only, but they're still in my yearbooks after all this time.  :)

My senior yearbook is pretty thick too....I forget how many pages, though. 

I got one of those color sections in my 9th and 10th grade years only, but they're still in my yearbooks after all this time.  :)

My senior yearbook is pretty thick too....I forget how many pages, though. 
My school report book were lost by my school, so I have no record of the past.

I always enjoy looking at pictures from back then. My parents especially took lots of pictures from me in my early years, because I grew up so quickly!



I can't believe how much I changed over the past 20 years.  :o

Our report books did not contain pictures.

Our report books did not contain pictures.


What did it contain?

I can't believe how much I changed over the past 20 years.  :o

Me neither.

I got one of those color sections in my 9th and 10th grade years only, but they're still in my yearbooks after all this time.  :)

My senior yearbook is pretty thick too....I forget how many pages, though. 

Well, those sections were part of the book, at the end.

In each of my four years in high school, the books got progressively thicker.

1995: 272 pages
1996: 288 pages
1997: 344 pages
1998: 352 pages

What did it contain?
The writings of the teachers on the pupil's progress through the educational years.

Me neither.


I used to have bangs and buck teeth from sucking my thumb from 1974-1984.

I can't believe how much I changed over the past 20 years.  :o


Me too.....well, I was just a kid 20 years ago, but the difference between then and now can be amazing!  :o

Our report books did not contain pictures.


the year books aren't the same thing as a report book

It has formal photos of all the kids in each class plus some informal ones on class trips or 'spirit days' (like dressing up for Halloween or maybe a sports team day).  In the ones we have the graduating class gets a larger section of photos and each kid has a small likes/dislikes/favourite teacher etc. bit.

We did this really neat panoramic photo of our entire senior class in the football field.  I had that picture on display in my bedroom for many years.  :)

We did this really neat panoramic photo of our entire senior class in the football field.  I had that picture on display in my bedroom for many years.  :)


My dad had one of those.  At one end there is a blurry image of a boy.  Apparently the technique used to take the photo meant this kid had time to run around the back of the group to try and be in both ends of the photo!

Me too.....well, I was just a kid 20 years ago, but the difference between then and now can be amazing!  :o


In 1989,I was just a sophmore in High School.

In 1989,I was just a sophmore in High School.

I was in 3rd grade during the first half of the year, and in 4th grade during the second half. But in two different schools. In fact, I changed schools several times while I was in elementary school....going to four different ones altogether.

We did this really neat panoramic photo of our entire senior class in the football field.  I had that picture on display in my bedroom for many years.  :)


My dad had one of those.  At one end there is a blurry image of a boy.  Apparently the technique used to take the photo meant this kid had time to run around the back of the group to try and be in both ends of the photo!


I had two panoramic photos taken. The first one was in June 1992 before I graduated from 6th grade; all sixth graders in the school gathered, with the tallest ones in the back. The second picture was in May 1994, a month before graduating from 8th grade. There were hundreds of kids in that photo, with a few teachers in the front.

In 1989,I was just a sophmore in High School.

I was already working full time

I was already working full time
Earning loads of money!

Earning loads of money!

Some money, not loads

Some money, not loads
First job, less bucks?

First job, less bucks?

My first job wasn't until the summer of 1996. It was only part time, and for the summer only. I worked in the office of an elementary school.

My first job wasn't until the summer of 1996. It was only part time, and for the summer only. I worked in the office of an elementary school.
I had a job the very week I left school, it only last a week.

My first job wasn't until the summer of 1996. It was only part time, and for the summer only. I worked in the office of an elementary school.


My first job was with The Summer Youth Employment Program.

I was in 3rd grade during the first half of the year, and in 4th grade during the second half. But in two different schools. In fact, I changed schools several times while I was in elementary school....going to four different ones altogether.



In elementary school, I changed schools every two years and in HS went to the first 2 years in Florida, and the last 2 years in California.

California always reminds me of those cows on tv.

Lisa...trying for California:

GIVE ME A "C"!!

GIVE  ME AN "A"!!

GIVE ME AN "L"!!

GIVEE ME AN "I"!!

GIVE ME AN "F"!!

GIVE ME AN---UH...UH..."O"!!

GIVE ME AN...UH...WHATEVER!!!!
   

My dad had one of those.  At one end there is a blurry image of a boy.  Apparently the technique used to take the photo meant this kid had time to run around the back of the group to try and be in both ends of the photo!


Maybe I should've tried that!   ;D  ;)


I was in 3rd grade during the first half of the year, and in 4th grade during the second half. But in two different schools. In fact, I changed schools several times while I was in elementary school....going to four different ones altogether.


I was in 5th grade the first half, and 6th grade the second half.  The first half was a lot better than the second.  :(

Maybe I should've tried that!   ;D  ;)

I was in 5th grade the first half, and 6th grade the second half.  The first half was a lot better than the second.   :(

That's kinda how it was for me. Getting adjusted to different school environments took a lot of adjustment at first, but I caught on fairly quickly. When I reached the 5th grade in September 1990, I think I began to feel more comfortable. It's a long story, so I won't go into much detail. :-X


My dad changed elementary schools more than once, too...but that's only because he and his family moved from Los Angeles to Sacramento and back to Los Angeles in the early 1960's. I think he was only in Sacramento for one year. And my mom only changed elementary schools once, when she and her family moved to a different house in early 1963.

I was in Special Ed most of my school year.

That's kinda how it was for me. Getting adjusted to different school environments took a lot of adjustment at first, but I caught on fairly quickly. When I reached the 5th grade in September 1990, I think I began to feel more comfortable. It's a long story, so I won't go into much detail. :-X


My dad changed elementary schools more than once, too...but that's only because he and his family moved from Los Angeles to Sacramento and back to Los Angeles in the early 1960's. I think he was only in Sacramento for one year. And my mom only changed elementary schools once, when she and her family moved to a different house in early 1963.


I changed schools several times, and I can understand how the adjustment can be difficult.  Especially when I went to a different school for 3rd grade.  Let's just say it was a nightmare that I would never, ever wish on anybody.  :-X  :\'(

I changed schools again for 4th grade and it really started out quite well...I made new friends and had a really terrific teacher.  Things went downhill by the 6th grade...I got stuck in a class full of all the popular kids and a teacher that was a total a-hole.  :\'(

I changed schools several times, and I can understand how the adjustment can be difficult.  Especially when I went to a different school for 3rd grade.  Let's just say it was a nightmare that I would never, ever wish on anybody.   :-X  :\'(

I changed schools again for 4th grade and it really started out quite well...I made new friends and had a really terrific teacher.  Things went downhill by the 6th grade...I got stuck in a class full of all the popular kids and a teacher that was a total a-hole.   :\'(



Did you like changing schools?

I changed schools several times, and I can understand how the adjustment can be difficult.  Especially when I went to a different school for 3rd grade.  Let's just say it was a nightmare that I would never, ever wish on anybody.   :-X  :\'(

I changed schools again for 4th grade and it really started out quite well...I made new friends and had a really terrific teacher.  Things went downhill by the 6th grade...I got stuck in a class full of all the popular kids and a teacher that was a total a-hole.   :\'(

I had a teacher who seemed like a total A-hole as well. Namely, my 4th grade teacher. I don't like to talk bad about people, but when someone seems like a pain to you, sometimes there is a need to just let it out.

I changed schools several times, and I can understand how the adjustment can be difficult.  Especially when I went to a different school for 3rd grade.  Let's just say it was a nightmare that I would never, ever wish on anybody.   :-X  :\'(

I changed schools again for 4th grade and it really started out quite well...I made new friends and had a really terrific teacher.  Things went downhill by the 6th grade...I got stuck in a class full of all the popular kids and a teacher that was a total a-hole.   :\'(


From K-1 to HS I changed schools so much that I must have been in every state and Panama  about 10 times or more during school.  It was a horror, changing that many times.  :o I became an introvert because of it. I wasn't before.

I had a teacher who seemed like a total A-hole as well. Namely, my 4th grade teacher. I don't like to talk bad about people, but when someone seems like a pain to you, sometimes there is a need to just let it out.


I don't like to talk bad about people either, but sometimes there are just people in my past that still make me cringe.  I've tried my best to rise above it, but some of that pain can still linger many years later.  :(


From K-1 to HS I changed schools so much that I must have been in every state and Panama  about 10 times or more during school.  It was a horror, changing that many times.  :o I became an introvert because of it. I wasn't before.


Wow, that's a lot of changes!  :o  I can definitely see how difficult that can be.