Kevin Huigens🕯
KevinHuigens@genealysis.social
<p>Retired corporate IT Pro<br /><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Genealogy</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/FamilyHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FamilyHistory</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Boardgames</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/fedi22" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fedi22</span></a><br />Cubs fan. Tuba Player. Storykeeper/Storyteller. Reader. Dysthymic.</p><p><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Wikitree" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wikitree</span></a> : Huigens-6</p><p>Header photo is my ggf vising his grandparents in about 1881.</p><p>Small photo is me playing my tuba</
Posts
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Post #4473321
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Had a nice long nap 2 Finished another Sherlock Holmes Bookstore mystery novel 3 Downloaded 2 more pages of my Dutch 2xggf's military records #Genealogy
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Post #4455742
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Got some more details from someone in the Dutch #Genealogy Facebook group on my Dutch 2xggf's military service record 2 Cleaned the bathroom finally so that's no longer hanging over my head 3 Went to Trader Joe's and got some mint chocolate chip ice cream, which I am enjoying at this very moment
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Post #4402860
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 The guys came and replaced 4 broken posts on the back part of our fence 2 1 hour of swimming laps followed by 1 hour of artritis aquatics 3 Got "actionable" feedback on one of my profiles up for Gold Standard on #WikiTree
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Post #4388171
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 #Genealogy Found a surprise Dutch military record for 2xggf. Who knew? I can figure out the printed parts on the pre-printed form but I'm gonna need help deciphering the handwriting in Dutch 2 Added a pair of Dutch 4xggp's to #WikiTree 3 Worked on getting a refund on tickets for an event we can't attend
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Post #4368119
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Made it through my medical procedure 2 Had ice cream after to celebrate 3 Five years before it comes round again
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Post #4300094
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Good 12 Step meeting this morning 2 Signed, scanned, and emailed the fence repair contract 3 Delivery pizza for dinner
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Post #4263226
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Finished "Theo of Golden." Want to go back through it to find all the foreshadowing there was 2 Went grocery shopping 3 Wahed and dried all my laundry. Will put it away tomorrow.
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Post #4221822
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 My brother arrived to spend another day with us before he heads back to NY tomorrow 2 Had a good session with my therapist to process the steady stream of deaths that came my way last week 3 My wife made brownies for my brother and me
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Post #4179194
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Got a cortisone shot in my right knee and a referral to a surgeon to start on getting a replacement 2 Read a beautiful and moving section of "Theo of Golden" 3 Watched the latest Time Team episode. Fascinating
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Post #4135989
#3GoodThings ##ThreeGoodThings Yesterday's 1 Made it back home safe and sound 2 Travel went smoothly without any hiccups 3 Got to see the Black Hills, where I grew up, from a distance, at least. Always good to reconnect.
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Post #4101038
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Spent a couple of hours catching up with 2 cousins in haven't seen in 50 years 2 Ate ice cream twice today. Totally justified when the temp is 106°F 3 Took some pictures of a Carnegie library for my wife
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Post #4078947
#3GoodThings ##ThreeGoodThings 1 Made it through the funeral of my favorite aunt. 2 Got to spend time with lots of cousins from my mom's side. Some I hadn't seen in decades. 3 Saw and took pictures of the movie theater where my parents had their first date in 1949
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Post #4024039
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 All packed to fly out tomorrow for my aunt's funeral on Friday 2 Went grocery shopping at our co-op and discovered a large section of non-alcoholic beers and wines 3 Went to the city's free mulch pile and filled up some bins for my wife to use in the garden
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Post #3975972
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 The Fitness Center pool has reopened and I swam a mile this morning 2 Did my laundry 3 Had good chats with some people I haven't talked to for a while
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Post #3925244
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Got blood drawn to see what's causing my constant fatigue 2 Did some grocery shopping 3 Added a pair of Dutch 5xgreat-grandparents to #WikiTree
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Post #3901418
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Survived a mental health near meltdown 2 Have a good plan for tomorrow morning 3 Finished the latest season of Welcome to Wrexham so no longer have to worry about spoilers for my wife
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Post #3874311
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Finally got the news to my brother that our aunt who cut our hair when we were teens had passed away yesterday 2 My aunt who turned 90 yesterday loved the flowers we sent her 3 I can get back to focusing on good things after a hard day yesterday
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Post #3823572
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Healthy salad for dinner 2 Joined the Dutch team for #WikiTree Connect-a-Thon this weekend. Gonna focus on my paternal Dutch ancestors this time 3 Had a video session with my doctor about my chronic fatigue
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Post #3798803
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Cleaned the bathroom and the floors in 2 bedrooms 2 Read some more "Theo of Golden" 3 Made the recommended changes to my ggf #WikiTree profile to try to get him to Gold Standard
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Post #3752392
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Lunch out with my wife 2 Dinner out with my oldest niece and wife. Nice to get caught up with my niece about her and her family 3 Celebrated 17 years as a grandfather. Sent birthday greetings to my grandson who is in Scotland with his maternal grandparents for the summer. Got to see his twin sister in person and give her birthday hugs
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Post #3730447
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Added garlic, tomatoes, chicken sausage slices, and extra mozzarella to a frozen pizza for dinner. Very tasty 2 Went to my regular 12-step meeting 3 Put away the clothes I laundered yesterday
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Post #3707470
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Saw Nick Offerman in the musical comedy "Iceboy!" at the Goodman Theater in #Chicago 2 Caught a train back home with no hassle or problems 3 Went to Costco and picked up 2 bags of frozen fixings for smoothies. Had one for lunch.
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Post #3684358
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Took my wife to the eye doctor for a check on her cataract surgery. It's going well enough they will do the other eye next week 2 Had a productive session with my therapist 3 We had dinner with our grandson after his much-needed haircut. Ate at a new Japanese claw machine parlor that also serves Japanese food.
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Post #3640510
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Swam a mile followed by an hour of arthritis aquatics 2 Did not watch the USMNT match because its integrity has been besmirched 3 Finished the 2nd book in the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mysteries
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Post #3618825
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 ##WorldCup England through to the next round, so I'll have at least one team in the quarter-finals 2 Mango banana smoothie 3 Almost done with the leftover Chinese food ordered Friday night when the characters in the book I was reading were eating some and made me want some
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Post #3595615
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 Community band I play in played a 4th of July concert at a high-end assisted living facility 2 Went to a party my stepson threw and saw 2 of his kids and my daughter 3 Listened to Boston Pops while fireworks went off on TV and all over the neighborhood
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Post #3570469
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 #Genealogy Found another source for the parents of my Canadian-born ggf: license for his 2nd marriage 2 Figured out a way around a disconnect between Sheets and Excel so I don't lose a ton of data I had entered and saved 3 Went to my 12-step meeting and talked about Awareness. Acceptance, Appropriate Action
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Post #3547713
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 #WorldCup None of my 4 teams are playing each other in the next round 2 Finished source analysis of my Canadian-born great-grandfather for my Canadian Certificate of Citizenship 3 Took a nice long nap
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Post #3503031
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 My wife and I got our new phones today 2 Clean sheets on the bed 3 My oldest niece is coming to visit in 11 days
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Post #3462178
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings 1 #WorldCup Canada is through to the next round 2 #Cubs beat the Brewers again 3 Finished book #9 in Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce murder mysteries series