Genealogy for non-geniuses
Currently staring out at the white winter madness that is the blizzard raging in the backyard of my childhood home. This type of weather can make you feel equal parts mad and cozy. For me, I’m teetering on the brink of typing “All work and no play make Tony a Continue Reading
So some interesting developments. You know how I meant to call my mom’s sisters last week? That didn’t happen. I know. I know. I’m awful for backing out on my promises — BUT I had a good reason. You see, before I placed the phone call Mrs. H sent me Continue Reading
I stumbled upon an alt-right subreddit the other night (presumably because the universe wants me to get a stupidity-induced nosebleed before the year is up) and one of the posts on there caught my eye. Clicking on it sent me to an article the notorious red pill culture website Return Continue Reading
My favorite place to read is on the southbound Halsted 8 bus between 8am and 10am. I did it every weekday for the better part of two years when I worked in an office in the River North neighborhood of Chicago — finishing entire novels within the span of a Continue Reading
WHAT’S UP, PEOPLE? Sometimes I like to have a YouTube video play in the background while I work. If my editor’s reading this, I’m not just slacking off writing. It helps me concentrate. I promise! One vid that accompanied my writing for work recently was an episode of Finding Your Roots starring Continue Reading
One really frustrating aspect about getting involved in ancestry and genealogy is the fact that it doesn’t come with a guide on how to do things — especially for a case as specific as mine. It’s not like other hobbies either. Like improv. If you want to learn improv, there’s hundreds Continue Reading
This weekend, I’m headed to La Fox, Illinois get some quality ancestry research done. What a week. First, my mom’s AncestryDNA test comes in. Then I find out we have a second cousin. And THEN I find out that second cousin has a family tree. On top of all that, a Continue Reading
I finally got around to updating the blog! Saigon to Sioux city has gotten a face lift — and a much needed one too. I decided to change website hosts so I could have more control over how the blog looks. I’ll be honest: it’s probably gonna change a ton more Continue Reading
There’s a redemptive power in ancestry, and it’s part of the reason I’m doing all this. Dying is my greatest fear. This will be pretty damn ironic to those who know me and also know that I regularly do things that put me directly in harm’s way (eg running with the bulls, getting hit Continue Reading