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30 for 30 - #19: Score over 300 points of family history indexing.

I did it!! Done!  I finished this one last Sunday morning, sometime around 1:00am.  So here's what it is.  There are thousands upon thousands of records floating around the world about people who were once alive.  These records can be Census Records, Draft Notices, Death Certificates, Birth Certificates, it goes on and on. To help people track down and account for their ancestors different organizations have been working to make these records easily accessible by computerizing the data.  Because of the incredible number of records out there....they need help. I happen to love, love, love typing, sometimes just for a good time (check out TyperShark on Yahoo, you'll get hooked).  After watching Wendy, my sister, do some "data extraction" or "indexing", I decided I might give it a try.  Inadvertently, I came up with this as my goal.  And last Saturday night once I started I couldn't stop, the typing is so fun, and trying to figure out who people a

30 for 30 - #21: Lose 30 lbs.

I think instead of losing 30 lbs, I gained 30 lbs...I would like to thank: 1.  Work 2.  Delicious Mexican Food 3.  Addictive television programming 4.  Fatty Fat, Texan food that makes everything finger lick'in good. 5.  Work 6.  Stress 7.  Laziness 8.  Delicious ice cream 9.  Lack of $$ 10.  A never ending list of excuses.