Jan Murphy
@packrat74.bsky.social
Enthusiastic family historian since 2006; moderator pro tempore at Genealogy & Family History Stack Exchange. http://genealogy.stackexchange.com Fan of F&SF, figure skating, baseball, equestrian sports, cycling. Former bookseller; book junkie.
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Jan Murphy
@packrat74.bsky.social
· Dec 5
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Ask specific, answerable research questions. If you have answers, share your expertise!
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@stephruhle.bsky.social breaks down Trump's 50-year mortgage plan
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 AM
@stephruhle.bsky.social breaks down Trump's 50-year mortgage plan
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It really does seem like there's a decent chance that these senators screwed us because they don't want their personal Thanksgiving plans to be disrupted.
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
It really does seem like there's a decent chance that these senators screwed us because they don't want their personal Thanksgiving plans to be disrupted.
I don't care what the annual rainfall is. If you work in an environment where you don't want things getting wet (libraries, bookstores, stores with other paper goods, clothing stores, etc.) then umbrella bags are useful during the rainy season, no matter how puny the rainy season is.
I laughed. This is in Austin, Texas, a place not known for its rain. (I live in the Netherlands, where floors and umbrellas are apparently tougher.)
November 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I don't care what the annual rainfall is. If you work in an environment where you don't want things getting wet (libraries, bookstores, stores with other paper goods, clothing stores, etc.) then umbrella bags are useful during the rainy season, no matter how puny the rainy season is.
#AncestryHour free access to fold3 includes both
US Morning Reports, 1912-1939 and WWII War Diaries, 1941-1945
(NB: I've heard some UK researchers say "the US doesn't have War Diaries". We call them Morning Reports.)
www.fold3.com/go/free-acce...
US Morning Reports, 1912-1939 and WWII War Diaries, 1941-1945
(NB: I've heard some UK researchers say "the US doesn't have War Diaries". We call them Morning Reports.)
www.fold3.com/go/free-acce...
free access
www.fold3.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
#AncestryHour free access to fold3 includes both
US Morning Reports, 1912-1939 and WWII War Diaries, 1941-1945
(NB: I've heard some UK researchers say "the US doesn't have War Diaries". We call them Morning Reports.)
www.fold3.com/go/free-acce...
US Morning Reports, 1912-1939 and WWII War Diaries, 1941-1945
(NB: I've heard some UK researchers say "the US doesn't have War Diaries". We call them Morning Reports.)
www.fold3.com/go/free-acce...
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Fold3 is offering free access to its World War I and World War II collections from now until Nov. 16 at 9:59 p.m. Eastern time.
Records include: Unit Histories, POW Records, Pension Files, Soldiers' Homes Records, and more.
To begin searching, go to: www.fold3.com/go/free-acce...
#genealogy
Records include: Unit Histories, POW Records, Pension Files, Soldiers' Homes Records, and more.
To begin searching, go to: www.fold3.com/go/free-acce...
#genealogy
free access
www.fold3.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Fold3 is offering free access to its World War I and World War II collections from now until Nov. 16 at 9:59 p.m. Eastern time.
Records include: Unit Histories, POW Records, Pension Files, Soldiers' Homes Records, and more.
To begin searching, go to: www.fold3.com/go/free-acce...
#genealogy
Records include: Unit Histories, POW Records, Pension Files, Soldiers' Homes Records, and more.
To begin searching, go to: www.fold3.com/go/free-acce...
#genealogy
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I’ll put it more simply: my first (and best) aerobatic flight instructor looked me in the eye before our first lesson and said: “remember, airplanes really like the ground. They really really like the ground.”
Aviation is inherently dangerous: a million pounds of metal and fuel magically flying at 500mph. The engineering and systems we have developed are just amazing and have given everyone the idea that it’s all cheap and safe. It ain’t. It’s expensive and it requires constant vigilance and organization.
'That just gave me chills': CNN anchor spooked by Kentucky governor's report on UPS crash
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I’ll put it more simply: my first (and best) aerobatic flight instructor looked me in the eye before our first lesson and said: “remember, airplanes really like the ground. They really really like the ground.”
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 AM
#NHK杯フィギュア #GPFigure #NHKTrophy #NHK2025
I'll be watching the replay of the gala to see my faves again and to take notes.
See you all for Skate America!
I'll be watching the replay of the gala to see my faves again and to take notes.
See you all for Skate America!
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
#NHK杯フィギュア #GPFigure #NHKTrophy #NHK2025
I'll be watching the replay of the gala to see my faves again and to take notes.
See you all for Skate America!
I'll be watching the replay of the gala to see my faves again and to take notes.
See you all for Skate America!
November 9, 2025 at 5:57 AM
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
#NHK杯フィギュア #GPFigure #NHKTrophy #NHK2025
Mark said Midori Ito skates in adult comptetitons. Now I want to see Ito.
(I told my husband that - "Imagine Midori Ito in your warm-up group!" and he said "I would take off my skates and go home!")
Mark said Midori Ito skates in adult comptetitons. Now I want to see Ito.
(I told my husband that - "Imagine Midori Ito in your warm-up group!" and he said "I would take off my skates and go home!")
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
#NHK杯フィギュア #GPFigure #NHKTrophy #NHK2025
Mark said Midori Ito skates in adult comptetitons. Now I want to see Ito.
(I told my husband that - "Imagine Midori Ito in your warm-up group!" and he said "I would take off my skates and go home!")
Mark said Midori Ito skates in adult comptetitons. Now I want to see Ito.
(I told my husband that - "Imagine Midori Ito in your warm-up group!" and he said "I would take off my skates and go home!")
#NHK杯フィギュア #GPFigure #NHKTrophy #NHK2025
If you skate in a costume with a tail, is it a feature to grab your own tail? 🐈⬛😉
If you skate in a costume with a tail, is it a feature to grab your own tail? 🐈⬛😉
November 9, 2025 at 5:27 AM
#NHK杯フィギュア #GPFigure #NHKTrophy #NHK2025
If you skate in a costume with a tail, is it a feature to grab your own tail? 🐈⬛😉
If you skate in a costume with a tail, is it a feature to grab your own tail? 🐈⬛😉
#NHK杯フィギュア #GPFigure #NHKTrophy #NHK2025
I still can't get used to the Zamboni being out on the ice at the same time as the ice crew, and under theatrical lighting, too.
😱
I still can't get used to the Zamboni being out on the ice at the same time as the ice crew, and under theatrical lighting, too.
😱
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 AM
#NHK杯フィギュア #GPFigure #NHKTrophy #NHK2025
I still can't get used to the Zamboni being out on the ice at the same time as the ice crew, and under theatrical lighting, too.
😱
I still can't get used to the Zamboni being out on the ice at the same time as the ice crew, and under theatrical lighting, too.
😱
November 9, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Any bitches who spam the #GPFigure and #NHKTrophy hashtags tonight are going to get insta-blocked just like I did last night. 🔨
November 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Any bitches who spam the #GPFigure and #NHKTrophy hashtags tonight are going to get insta-blocked just like I did last night. 🔨
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Time for the women's free skate do you have tissues I have tissues #GPFigure #NHKTrophy
November 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Time for the women's free skate do you have tissues I have tissues #GPFigure #NHKTrophy
#NHK杯フィギュア #GPFigure #NHKTrophy #NHK2025
Logging off for the night, but I'll be watching the women on my tablet. Enjoy the women's free skate.
Starting order, live results here (updated after each program):
www.isuresults.com/results/seas...
Logging off for the night, but I'll be watching the women on my tablet. Enjoy the women's free skate.
Starting order, live results here (updated after each program):
www.isuresults.com/results/seas...
ISU GP NHK Trophy 2025 - Women - Free Skating
www.isuresults.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
#NHK杯フィギュア #GPFigure #NHKTrophy #NHK2025
Logging off for the night, but I'll be watching the women on my tablet. Enjoy the women's free skate.
Starting order, live results here (updated after each program):
www.isuresults.com/results/seas...
Logging off for the night, but I'll be watching the women on my tablet. Enjoy the women's free skate.
Starting order, live results here (updated after each program):
www.isuresults.com/results/seas...
November 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
#NHK杯フィギュア #GPFigure #NHKTrophy #NHK2025
You know it's the Season of Really Stale and Overused Music when I'm sitting here saying,
"Oh, thank God, Shun's free is to The Firebird!"
You know it's the Season of Really Stale and Overused Music when I'm sitting here saying,
"Oh, thank God, Shun's free is to The Firebird!"
November 8, 2025 at 9:06 AM
#NHK杯フィギュア #GPFigure #NHKTrophy #NHK2025
You know it's the Season of Really Stale and Overused Music when I'm sitting here saying,
"Oh, thank God, Shun's free is to The Firebird!"
You know it's the Season of Really Stale and Overused Music when I'm sitting here saying,
"Oh, thank God, Shun's free is to The Firebird!"