TBWAIN - AKA Jeff Svare's Blog

When I read this, it just made my day. Arthur Dent watched his world die for the last time. The porthole frame made the whole event look like it was happening on TV. An early episode of Doctor Who , perhaps, when the special effects were charming but not so sophisticated. I can almost see the wires , thought Arthur. Eoin Colfer, And Another Thing... p.62 Don't you feel better now, too?

On April 1st, 1940 the Census Bureau set out to enumerate the 132 million people that lived in the United States. That information would remain private for 72 years, until April 2nd, 2012. If you didn't know, the taking of the census is mandated by Article I, Section 2, of the Constitution of the United States. I've been helping to index this project since it started. It's been a lot of fun. I have tried to spend most of my time working on Minnesota and North Dakota, but I also had a goal to index at least one batch from all 48 states and the territories of Alaska and Hawaii. I made that goal within the first month of the project. Now North Dakota is completed, and Minnesota is 93% done. Unfortunately, I didn't get to index any places where I have family. That would have been really cool. The 1940 US Census. Who do you know that's in it?

My blogging has been lagging lately, but this was just took good to pass up.  I found this on new.familysearch.org.  No changes have been made to personal or place names.  This is just the way it is on the site. How many things can you find wrong with this? Child: Anna Marie Jensen ·          Born: 9 Aug 1863, Mormon Trail, Eastern Wyoming ·          Chr: 14 Sep 1860, Helligaands Kirke, Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn, Denmark ·          Died: 14 Feb 1930, Logan, Cache, UT ·          Bur: 18 Feb 1930, Newton, Cache, Utah, USA Father: Hans Jensen (KLJL-N1Y) ·          Born: 13 Apr 1818, Fasrevejle, Holbeck, Den ·          Chr: 21 Apr 1818, Faarevejle, Holbaek, Denmark ·          Died: ...

The Washington Post reported that Panetta said, "There is a strong likelihood that Israel will strike Iran in April, May or June." The Israelis are worried, and rightfully so I believe, that Iran can produce a nuclear weapon that could be used against Israel. Reuters has a good report on the story here . So why is Panetta apparently warning the Iranians about this? Is he trying to play "good cop" and make friends with the Iranian government? The same government that said there was no Holocaust, that Israel has no right to exist, and the September 11th attacks were an inside job. Of course, this prediction may be like saying it's a sure thing the Cubs will win the World Series this year. Then again, maybe he's leaking information. The ship of state is the only ship that leaks from the top after all. It makes me wonder what Panetta is trying to accomplish. And when you think about it, the Post doesn't know the difference between debt and deficit...