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  • Happy Father's Day

    Happy Father's Day

    Just wanted to say that I am privileged to have a good father and mother who instilled in me the values needed to make it through life. For that I am very grateful. Were they perfect? Of course not. Parenting doesn't come with any instruction book. I …

    June 19, 2022
     · shakiestnerd
  • Salsa

    My wife has been on a quest for her perfect salsa. This one comes pretty close the the Mexican restaurant style we like.

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup white onion - roughly chopped
    • 1 clove garlic - roughly chopped
    • 1 jalapeño - roughly chop, remove seeds and ribs
    • 2 14.5 cans fired roasted …
    June 04, 2022
     · shakiestnerd
  • Vegetable Casserole

    This is one of our go to recipes for an easy meal. One nice thing is that you can be creative with the vegetables.

    Ingredients

    • 32 oz. pkg. frozen mixed vegetables
    • 1 cup Sharp Cheddar cheese shredded
    • 1 can cream of celery soup
    • 2/3 cup sour cream
    • 1 small …
    February 03, 2022
     · 1 min read
     · shakiestnerd
  • Give Thanks at Thanksgiving

    It is good to be thankful and grateful every day of the year. I am truly grateful for blessings above and beyond what I deserve.

    In this season of thanksgiving, I hope that you will take some time to reflect on your blessings and perhaps share your thankfulness with others …

    November 19, 2021
     · 1 min read
     · shakiestnerd
  • Hurricane Sally in Baldwin County, Alabama

    Hurricane Sally made landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama on September 16, 2020 as a category 2 storm with 105 mile per hour winds. As the storm moved inland, it passed over our travel trailer on its trek northeast. We went to my in-laws to have a more secure location to …

    October 03, 2020
     · 1 min read
     · shakiestnerd
  • Handling Places in Gramps Genealogy Software

    After importing a GEDCOM file of my family history into Gramps, I noticed the place names were really inconsistent. I didn't like how they looked. So I decided to clean them up, which led to a new way for me of handling places. This change does take awhile, in fact …

    November 04, 2018
     · 2 min read
     · shakiestnerd
  • Gramps - Genealogy Application

    One of my goals is to get back into doing family tree research. That means getting organized! I have quite a bit of information collected over the years. This includes GEDCOM data from using previous genealogy applications.

    Yes, I know, ancestry.com is highly recommended for doing genealogy research. I'm …

    October 06, 2018
     · 2 min read
     · shakiestnerd
  • Find A Grave

    Years ago I did basic genealogical research on my family tree. My plan has always been to revisit the research when I had more free time (as in, being retired). A friend of mine recently recommended findagrave.com. I checked it out and was so happy with what I found …

    May 03, 2018
     · 2 min read
     · shakiestnerd
  • Gooey Butter Cake

    Save this sweet deliciousness for a special occassion. It is nowhere to be found in any healthy eating regimen.

    Ingredients

    Cake

    • 1 box pound cake mix
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 stick butter - melted

    Topping

    • 1 package of cream cheese (8 oz.)
    • 2 eggs (again)
    • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
    • 1 box powdered …
    May 01, 2018
     · shakiestnerd
  • Living the Legacy

    On the way to our recent family reunion, I was thinking about genealogy and those that had passed on. They were not famous or wealthy, there was never a great inheritance handed down. They were simply decent, loving, hard-working people. Somewhere along the line, they left everything behind, family, friends …

    July 04, 2016
     · 1 min read
     · shakiestnerd
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