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Welcome to my personal website, which is a place for me to informally share some of my random interests. When I started researching my family tree many years ago, my original purpose for having a website was simply to share my family tree. This website has become more general in purpose over time, and now includes aspects beyond genealogy, such as photography, music, etc. British television is one of my addictions, and more specifically, crime and mystery series. After I added a page dedicated to that, the number of people viewing that page skyrocketed, and it became one of the top results of a Google search. Listed below are some random and useless facts about me.

American. Humble novice in the mastery of nothingness. Practitioner of the golden rule. Have some tendencies which are recognized to be anal retentive.
Anglophile: a lover of most things British. Hibernophile: a lover of most things Irish. Skeptophile: a lover of logical thought, skepticism, and critical thinking.
Pluviophile: a lover of rain, especially mist, drizzle, and fog. This goes along with being a warm embracer of most things melancholic, gothic, and dark.
Highly caffeinated with Starbucks throughout the day. Responsible and dedicated Guinness enthusiast. Yes, Guinness does taste better in Ireland.
Music addict extraordinaire of most genres. Zero musical talent. Have been instructed to never sing, under any circumstance, ever.
Abnormally addicted to genealogy. Do not descend from anyone close to being remotely famous, but have some famous distant cousins.
Football enthusiast of both varieties: American (both NFL and NCAA) and British (Premier League). Rugby? Occasionally. Any other sports? Nah.
And if you haven’t figured it out by now, self-deprecating and aficionado of dry humor (i.e. especially British) and situational humor (i.e. Seinfeld-isms).

For those who might curious, this website is hosted by Wix and was designed entirely by me with a somewhat minimalist theme. The typography is via the San Francisco font, which is freely available from Apple for macOS. The photo above is a stock photograph of Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland.

Contact Information

Listed below are the methods to contact me or follow me via social media. My adoption and usage of social media varies, so please read my comments on each respective social network before sending any connection requests, as it might be ignored.

E-mail

Sending an e-mail is a primary method to contact me. You are free to send me any comments or questions that you might have, such as on genealogy, British TV mysteries and crime, etc.

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Instagram

My Instagram feed is public, and anyone can follow me, but this does not mean that I always follow back. Most of my photographs are scenic, such as of landscapes, nature, or architecture.

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YouTube

The content that I post to YouTube is very limited, and consists of only a few concert videos and concert audio recordings. The profile is listed here for the purposes of identity verification.

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X

My X feed is public, and anyone is free to post me or follow me, but this does not mean that I always follow back. Most of my posts are related to genealogy, history, music, and photography.

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Facebook

Due to the more personal nature of Facebook, I routinely ignore requests from people that I do not recognize. Please make some type of introduction before sending any friend requests.

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Flickr

My current usage of Flickr is very limited, and is mostly for sharing high resolution lossless photographs (i.e. PNG). The profile is listed here for the purposes of identity verification.

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Bluesky

My Bluesky feed is public, and anyone is free to post me or follow me, but this does not mean that I always follow back. Most of my posts are related to genealogy, history, music, and photography.

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Due to the business nature of LinkedIn, I routinely ignore requests from people that I do not recognize. Please make some type of introduction before sending any connection requests.

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Bandcamp

This is a link to my profile on Bandcamp, which is a music store for independent artists, and shows the music that I have supported. The profile is listed here for the purposes of identity verification.

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Threads

My Threads feed is public, and anyone is free to post me or follow me, but this does not mean that I always follow back. Most of my posts are related to genealogy, history, music, and photography.

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Ancestry

My family tree is publicly viewable on Ancestry. The messaging feature is another method to establish contact and dialogue with me about genealogy and my family tree research.

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Update History

Listed below is a chronological list of recent updates to the website, which might be helpful to any repeat visitors. Minor updates, such as corrections or design changes, will not be enumerated.

November 2024

The entire site is in process of being updated and slightly re-designed.