“You most likely had a fourth-great-grandparent, fifth-great-grandparent, sixth-great-grandparent, or seventh-great- (or greater) grandparent who was 100% West African. This person was likely born between 1700 and 1790.”
ajh
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In different hours…
“In different hours,
a man represents
each of several of his ancestors,
as if there were seven or eight of us rolled up in each man’s skin
— seven or eight ancestors at least —
and they constitute the variety of notes
for that new piece of music which his life is.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
I don’t believe her
ajh
My great-grandmother, Nora Frances Goodell
ɡreɪtˈɡrændmʌðə
Lowering the voting age? Are you insane?
“The fact that one of our two major political parties is advocating lowering the voting age to 16 is a good example of the absence of wisdom among a large segment of the adult population. What adult deems 16-year-olds capable of making a wise voting decision? The answer is an adult with the wisdom of a 16-year-old.”
— Dennis Prager
Genealogy is a mania
GENEALOGY BECOMES A MANIA,
an obsessive struggle
to penetrate the past
and snatch meaning
from an infinity of names.
At some point the search becomes futile
– there is nothing left to find,
no meaning to be dredged
out of old receipts, newspaper articles, letters,
accounts of events that seemed so important
fifty or seventy years ago.
All that remains is the insane urge to keep looking,
insane because the searcher has no idea what he seeks.
What will it be?
A photograph?
A will?
A fragment of a letter?
The only way to find out is to look at everything,
because it is often when the searcher
has gone far beyond the border of futility
that he finds the object he never knew he was looking for.
Part of what I love about Chinese culture is colorful art & advertising
盂蘭盆節 THE GHOST FESTIVAL 中元节
鬼节 THE FULL MOON AT THE MID-YEAR 盂兰盆节
Yúlánpénjié THE WORSHIP OF ANCESTORS 鬼月
Maybe now I will finally finish my first book
THE NEW HOME FOR HUGO HOUSE
IS A GOOD VENUE FOR WRITING
Despite having a headache for most of the day, I began feeling better after taking a migraine pill. After having resigned myself to missing the grand opening of the new Hugo House, a place for writers in Seattle, I abruptly changed my mind, thinking that getting out of my apartment for awhile would do me some good.
But sadly there were too many people making too much noise for me. I am a bit claustrophobic around crowds and enjoy peace and quiet.
I typed this up in a room with the following printed on a wall, oddly placed in the lower right corner.
“Think small. If you have a big mind, that will show itself. If you can’t think small, try philosophy or social criticism.” — Richard Hugo
I love the space. There’s a lot of it. I am hoping to put it to use. I will probably sign up for a class during the winter quarter.
ajh
Why does the library have to ruin DVD artwork?
THERE’S GOTTA BE A BETTER WAY
ajh
I love Oregon
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES
ajh
