Emily Randall Paz
@emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social
Genealogy & family history (mostly England, Ireland, Germany, Pomerania, U.S.), psychology, travel, food, dance, music. Chicago dweller.
Is anyone else in Chicago sleeping like 9 hours a night in this weather?
a brown bear is laying on a bed with the words time to hibernate above it
Alt: a brown bear is laying on a bed with the words Time to Hibernate below
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Is anyone else in Chicago sleeping like 9 hours a night in this weather?
Greetings #AncestryHour. I recently heard from a 4C1R via email. He found me via my blog, where I covered my New England branch of the Cronins of Mogeely/Castlemartyr, Co Cork. He's on a branch that is now in Dublin. He signed his email "There's loads of us still here!" ☺️ #IrishAmericans #Genealogy
December 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Greetings #AncestryHour. I recently heard from a 4C1R via email. He found me via my blog, where I covered my New England branch of the Cronins of Mogeely/Castlemartyr, Co Cork. He's on a branch that is now in Dublin. He signed his email "There's loads of us still here!" ☺️ #IrishAmericans #Genealogy
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Currently recovering from our trip to Japan, which was jam-packed with activities including kimono rental, tea ceremony, kaiseki lunch, ramen tasting tour, listening bars, lots of walking, and a trip to Shirakawa-go. We are really missing the Japanese service, hospitality, and infrastructure.
December 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Currently recovering from our trip to Japan, which was jam-packed with activities including kimono rental, tea ceremony, kaiseki lunch, ramen tasting tour, listening bars, lots of walking, and a trip to Shirakawa-go. We are really missing the Japanese service, hospitality, and infrastructure.
Live shot of me on the Chicago 311 website reporting the businesses in my neighborhood that have not cleared their sidewalk of snow and ice. I would like to make it through another winter without any broken bones or sprains please! ❄️
a cat wearing a blue shirt is sitting in front of a laptop computer .
ALT: a cat wearing a blue shirt is sitting in front of a laptop computer .
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Live shot of me on the Chicago 311 website reporting the businesses in my neighborhood that have not cleared their sidewalk of snow and ice. I would like to make it through another winter without any broken bones or sprains please! ❄️
#ManholeCoverMonday from Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture, Japan 🇯🇵
December 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
#ManholeCoverMonday from Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture, Japan 🇯🇵
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"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
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The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
Arizona tribal member nearly deported after Iowa jail issues ICE detainer by mistake azmirror.com/2025/11/12/a...
Arizona tribal member nearly deported after Iowa jail issues ICE detainer by mistake
Native American ICE detainer mistake nearly leads to deportation of Arizona tribal member after Iowa jail clerical error
azmirror.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Arizona tribal member nearly deported after Iowa jail issues ICE detainer by mistake azmirror.com/2025/11/12/a...
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I feel like I'm taking crazy pills: the emails from Landon Thomas has his New York Times signature block...he was employed by NY Times at the time. He was communicating directly with Epstein about Trump, and was given incriminating information about Trump. It's been in NYT's possession since 2015
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills: the emails from Landon Thomas has his New York Times signature block...he was employed by NY Times at the time. He was communicating directly with Epstein about Trump, and was given incriminating information about Trump. It's been in NYT's possession since 2015
Guardian reviews are so random. I'm half-way through this series, and I will finish it, but 5 stars is really pushing it.
The Guardian gave the Sarah Snook show All her Fault five stars. Surely some mistake? It's like an afternoon soapie. set in Chicago, with scenes that are easily recognisable as Melbourne.
All Her Fault review – Sarah Snook’s terrifying thriller is an absolute pleasure to watch
This extraordinarily tight child kidnap drama knits all its threads together brilliantly – and the mighty Snook of Succession fame shines as a mother whose son is missing
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Guardian reviews are so random. I'm half-way through this series, and I will finish it, but 5 stars is really pushing it.
#AncestryHour Behold the beautiful penmanship of my 4th GG Charles Randall who was working as a scrivener in Huntingdon, England when he was just 16 y.o. I've just posted on my blog a deep dive into his life and into Huntingdon c1800-1850 emilyrandall.space/blog/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
#AncestryHour Behold the beautiful penmanship of my 4th GG Charles Randall who was working as a scrivener in Huntingdon, England when he was just 16 y.o. I've just posted on my blog a deep dive into his life and into Huntingdon c1800-1850 emilyrandall.space/blog/2025/11...
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The fight tonight was over about $25 billion. Thats about 2.5% of the Defense budget. Would cover a year of the enhanced ACA credits. Republicans said that’s unaffordable.
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The fight tonight was over about $25 billion. Thats about 2.5% of the Defense budget. Would cover a year of the enhanced ACA credits. Republicans said that’s unaffordable.
#RememberanceSunday RIP Herbert Ernest Randall, born 1896 Coalbrookdale, Salop; died of wounds in France 1918 www.findagrave.com/memorial/247...
Second Lieutenant Herbert Ernest Randall...
Second Lieutenant, Herbert Ernest Randall He served in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 7th Bn. Service Number 09566 Herbert was the son of Alfred Edmund and Constance Hannah Randall, of Coalbroo...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
#RememberanceSunday RIP Herbert Ernest Randall, born 1896 Coalbrookdale, Salop; died of wounds in France 1918 www.findagrave.com/memorial/247...
Abenakis in Quebec have the genealogical reports they’ve been waiting for in their ongoing issue with American groups claiming Indigenous ancestry. The groups were recognized by the state of Vermont as Abenaki tribes in 2011 and 2012. youtu.be/v_7FC7V5JBw?...
Results of genealogical report on American groups claiming to be Abenaki | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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November 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Abenakis in Quebec have the genealogical reports they’ve been waiting for in their ongoing issue with American groups claiming Indigenous ancestry. The groups were recognized by the state of Vermont as Abenaki tribes in 2011 and 2012. youtu.be/v_7FC7V5JBw?...
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Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
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“The government would have people believe, instead, that the Chicagoland area is in a vice hold of violence, ransacked by rioters and attacked by agitators,” Ellis said Thursday before stating her ruling. “That simply is untrue. And the government’s own evidence in this case belies that assertion.”
November 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
“The government would have people believe, instead, that the Chicagoland area is in a vice hold of violence, ransacked by rioters and attacked by agitators,” Ellis said Thursday before stating her ruling. “That simply is untrue. And the government’s own evidence in this case belies that assertion.”
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Ellis starting the day off by reading out Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" in its entirety.
November 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Ellis starting the day off by reading out Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" in its entirety.
"International flights are exempt from the cuts" (for now)
The FAA will reduce flight capacity at 40 major airports across the U.S. starting Friday, officials say
Flight capacity will be reduced by 10% at 40 major airports: FAA
The FAA will reduce flight capacity by 10% at 40 major airports across the country, officials said.
abcnews.go.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"International flights are exempt from the cuts" (for now)
So yeah... incidents like this are why we're on edge. Will they try this in Texas? Because I don't think they'd like it very much there either.
In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.
November 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
So yeah... incidents like this are why we're on edge. Will they try this in Texas? Because I don't think they'd like it very much there either.
Tudor Halloween. Lookin' like we stepped out of a Hans Holbein painting. We received many compliments on our costumes.
November 1, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Tudor Halloween. Lookin' like we stepped out of a Hans Holbein painting. We received many compliments on our costumes.
Turnip Jack O'Lanterns are much more frightening than pumpkin ones!
Professor AidanO’Sullivan, Head of School of Archaeology at UCD, brings history to life, carving this year’s Irish Halloween Jack O’Lantern from a turnip.
@aidanosullivan.bsky.social
@aidanosullivan.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Turnip Jack O'Lanterns are much more frightening than pumpkin ones!
