Connection: me > Uncle (mother’s sibling) The following is the “Life Story of David Charles McCullough” as told in my Ancestry Family. When David Charles McCullough was born on December 4, 1941, in Seymour, Victoria, Australia, his father, David John, was 25, and his mother, Vera May, was 22. He has one son and one… Continue reading
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Life Story: Jeanette Maree McCullough
Connection: me > Aunt (mother’s sibling) The following is the “Life Story of Jeanette Maree” as told in my Ancestry Family. Jeanette Maree goes by Maree in life. When Jeanette Maree McCullough was born on March 22, 1940, in Seymour, Victoria, Australia, her father, David John, was 24, and her mother, Vera May, was 21.… Continue reading
Attacking Our LGBTQ+ Youth
[X-Post from Facebook] For those that know me well, you would know some of these truths about me: (1) I’m honest (sometimes to a fault); (2) I may not like what you have to say, but I’ll listen (knowing that you are probably not going to like what I’m going to say when you listen);… Continue reading
Frisco Council Member Attacks LGBTQ+ Families
On the evening of May 16, 2023, Brian Livingston, one of our council members – whilst attending a City of Frisco TX Council meeting – decided to share a video post on his personal page about a local retailer selling baby clothes and other clothes that portrayed rainbows and other pride items (see below for… Continue reading
2023 Election – City Edition
Early voting starts on Monday, April 24. For those that have any interest in my thoughts on the council election race, read on. Otherwise, have a great day and move on A preamble to this post is that I am not basing my choices on all the normal election “issues” (e.g. infrastructure, public safety, growth,… Continue reading
Sophie 2014-2022
We put this together for our 2022 New Year’s Eve Memorial Wall.
What A Good Girl, Ms. Sophie was.
Two days ago, we said goodbye to our Ms. Sophie, our sweet little girl. I’ll start by sharing that we still have many questions, and we have realized that they probably won’t ever be answered as to why she left the living world. It’s been really hard, and with this being our second dog that… Continue reading
Request for Posthumous Recognition Denied
Earlier this year, I wrote to the Australian Department of Defence to seek a posthumous recognition of my grandfather’s promotion to Sergeant-Major with the Australian Army. Unfortunately, Australian law (as is currently written) prevents this option being possible. I will continue to explore the options for seeking this further.
20 years of blogging!
A little over twenty years ago, I decided to put my life “out there” in the open for all to see through a blog on LiveJournal. I may have dabbled in other tools, but LJ (for short) was the one tool that I used pretty consistently for sharing life updates, thoughts, frustrations, amongst many other… Continue reading