I’m very close to obtaining a copy of my fathers birth records. This could also have parents information street address as well. Its out of the California department of vital stats. Or CDVS. They have birth records going back to 1905. I know Richard Warren Shannon’s name is in the database because of a search under one of these geneology companies that flagged it but in order to get the info, you have to join. It takes 10 weeks though to get a reply and if there isn’t any response then they send the funds back to you, I think. But I might be able to also find out death records as well and from there find out about my grandfather and if he died in California as I think he did, which is what brought him and my aun Evelyne out here. I know my dads brother is/was in San Diego. If I can find his birth certificate and it has listed my grandfather, then that validates my enquierey as the right one. I’ve just got to get the right forms and process together and away I go. It costs $16 for the birth certificate and $20 to get an acknowledment of parentry. I just need the right forms. If I can do it all online (except payment) that’s a check or money order, then fine. If I have everything in place, then I’ll get the process started this week.
Other then the great news about Ryan Smyth returning, Canada Post is back and mail will resume again this week. I was worried I’s be laid off it dragged out like the NDP wanted.
I hope I can get some family closer from the above this year on my dad‘s side. I‘d like to also know if my grand father was born in California (CA) If so, he‘d more then likely be born within 20-30 years of my father. Probably in the late 1890‘s. In that case the county (Imperial valley) would have that information. I even tried looking for a El Centro phone directory for around that time.
After I read this Star Wars book, I‘m going to delve right into RJS‘s WWW trilogy. I hope to have it read by the end of September. All but the 2nd book is signed by the author. If Sawyer comes to Edmonton next April, then I‘ll ask him to sign the 2nd one for me and his new book, he‘s calling Trigger. Then to round out a week book reading year, I‘m going to jump into another Warhammer 40k Omnibus book and if possible, book #4 of Timothy Zhan’s Quadrail series. This will make it for 8 books on the year. But because my reading time has been a bit compromised du to my work schedule bouncing back and fourth between and business and add a busy Lode year, my reading has taken a setback this year. After the WWW books, that makes 6. The Warhammer and Zhan books only goes to 8. If I take out the Warhammer book for next year, (Lodge work doesn’t get easier when I take the Jr. Warden chair.) but at least I can revisit the City of Pearl series, and another Star Wars series in there as well and if I‘m lucky I can get something small to carry me to 10 books on the year. All Science Fiction. The other series I‘d like to get into is the Star Trek Voyager and SCE series.
And if all that isn’t enough last night while surfing You Tube, I came across some more Advanced Squad Leader videos. I uploaded a few of them to Itunes. They’re good primer videos featuring the Starter packs. I don’t have the 2nd ed rules book because it’s out of print. They can be bought on Ebay for about $110. $80 at the MMP site when they get back into circulation.
Switching gears here: This completely escaped me Saturday as I was leaving the office. Friday is Canada Day July 1st. I have another day off with stat pay. Sweet. I took today off which is my regular scheduled day off little realizing, wait now I’m only going to get 24 hours, +4 for Saturday for a total of 28 hours. My stat pay will make up the difference but not by much. If all goes well I should have the funds for Cubase 6 by the end of July. Anyway, that’s all for now
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