Blog Archive
Welcome to my Blog Archive. I am not the most active blogger, but I am trying to get better. You can click on a year / month to see the postings. In addition, while on a blog page, you can shorten the url (web address) to just the month or year to get to the listing.... check it out.
2008 Wrap Up
Ian — Wed, 12/31/2008 - 03:00
Wow, 2008 flew by. The year has passed, and I did not even notice. Lots going on this year, but its time to take a look at the goals I set for 2008 and see how well I did. Without really looking very hard, I can already tell you that I did not do that great of a job on my goals list, so many of them will be carried over to 2009. I will list the 2008 goals in blue below, and then a description of what I accomplished below that.
City of Hope, Indiana 1870
Ian — Thu, 12/18/2008 - 15:02
The Baskin and Forster Atlas was packed with interesting items for me. One of the maps that I found surprised me. It was a detailed map for the city of Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana in 1870. I have several members of my line that lived in the town at the time, so I was curious about the map. Upon closer inspection it turns out that the map has some pretty significant information for me.
The surnames that are linked to the City of Hope are maternal lines, and center on the Spach/Spaugh and Arbuckle surnames. The map in particular is significant to the Spach/Spaugh name.
Going green for Christmas with LED's
Ian — Tue, 12/09/2008 - 23:57
For the first time in 6 years we have a Christmas tree, and it's a real one at that. The last 2 years or so we have done a small fake tree that was only 3 feet high or so, and it usually got relegated to a corner in section of the house not really used. This year we decided to actually get a real tree, and it is actually located in a prominent place, the living room.
2008 World AIDS Day
Ian — Mon, 12/01/2008 - 23:29
Today, 01 Dec 2008 is World AIDS Day. It is also the 20th Anniversary of the event. Why do I mention it? A few reasons. First off, it's what I do. I work in a research lab that works on Mother to child HIV transmission. While mother to child transmission in the US is still an issue, it is not near the issue that it is in Africa. The second reason I call attention to it, is because it is the biggest pandemic the world has ever seen. HIV was first described in 1981, and has exploded since. There is no cure, and the virus has proven to be very elusive, able to work its way around drugs that are commonly given to fight HIV.