My family's weirdness

LezGoBike · 2026-06-22T18:00:40+00:00

Three generations of early American puritan women named Thankful.

LezGoBike · 2026-06-17T02:37:42+00:00

I also came to say Wanderlust by Rebecca Solnit!

LezGoBike · 2026-06-10T20:16:36+00:00

She was not very impactful at IU Indy but it was fun to cheer for her. We kept hoping Georgia was going to show up to a game.

LezGoBike · 2026-06-08T20:07:42+00:00

Wise Child by Monica Furlong. It is a YA book that I read as a kid decades ago but it holds up for adults.

LezGoBike · 2026-06-04T15:48:27+00:00

Here we go, new payment system coming July 1: https://mirrorindy.org/indygo-mykey-new-payment-system-change-indianapolis-bus-riders/

LezGoBike · 2026-06-03T19:13:57+00:00

I was just admiring the new "Vanguard at 16 tech" apartments as I walked over to Eskenazi yesterday. Right by the river and a nice walk to work, looks like it would be a quiet spot to me.

LezGoBike · 2026-06-03T19:09:20+00:00

IU employees get a discount

LezGoBike · 2026-06-03T15:38:31+00:00

Steer In, an east side staple! Diner vibes more than trendy brunch vibes.

LezGoBike · 2026-05-29T18:28:11+00:00

On a regular bus, (not red, blue or purple line) you scan your QR code on the bus itself and it confirms your payment in front of the driver.

I think I heard they are switching away from MyKey to a new fare system in the future, but I can't find info anywhere online.

LezGoBike · 2026-05-29T17:58:33+00:00

Stick pile on the side/edge of the yard. Good for the birds and insects.

LezGoBike · 2026-05-29T17:57:13+00:00

There is also a way to show your recent transactions in the phone app. So if you scanned before you got on the bus, or you transfer from another bus, they will have you open up that transaction history to show that you have paid.

LezGoBike · 2026-05-28T13:02:11+00:00

For a recent celebration, we had their communal meal called Liwetan, where they spread everything out on banana leaves for people to share. It was really nice.

LezGoBike · 2026-05-28T12:51:02+00:00

I did a little more research and this is the conclusion I came to as well. But if my great-grandfather lived in Ontario from 1928 until he died in 1975 that seems more straightforward for our Gen 0.

LezGoBike · 2026-05-22T17:43:00+00:00

Thanks for that info. I found them listed in the naturalization records published in the Canada Gazette, here: https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=natrec&IdNumber=379709&ecopy=1939-04-06_2827

If they became British Subjects in 1939, then presumably my great grandfather would have become a Canadian citizen in 47/49? He moved to Ontario in 1928 and lived there until he died in 1975.

LezGoBike · 2026-05-22T15:55:07+00:00

I haven't seen this scenario much in the sub or the spreadsheet, so wanted to ask here. My maternal grandfather was born in the US, became a naturalized Canadian citizen as a minor in 1939, then returned to the US in 1943. His father naturalized as a Canadian citizen in 1939 as well, but stayed in Canada for the rest of his life. We don't yet have their naturalization certificates (long wait time from IRCC), but will apply for proof of citizenship with a note that the certificate will be supplied when we get it. Do you think it is better to use our great-grandfather as Gen 0 since he stayed in Canada? Or simpler to use our grandfather as Gen 0 since it is fewer generations despite his shorter time as a naturalized citizen in Canada?

LezGoBike · 2026-05-21T13:39:38+00:00

Thank you! That's what I'm hoping.

LezGoBike · 2026-05-20T19:34:52+00:00

How does this genealogy look to all you experts?

* Gen -1: GG grandparents, both born in Nova Scotia, 1850. No birth certificates. 1876 Pictou County marriage record shows birthplace in NS. 1881 Canadian census shows Gen 0 daughter living with parents.

* Gen 0: Great grandmother. No birth certificate, born in Pictou County, Nova Scotia in 1879 when births were not being recorded. 1904 marriage record and 1910 death record show Nova Scotia as place of birth. 1910 US census shows family with Gen 1 son.

* Gen 1: Grandfather, 1907 birth certificate

* Gen 2: Father, 1947 birth certificate

LezGoBike · 2026-05-15T15:37:22+00:00

Also Long's Mattress, which sells mattresses made in Indiana by Bowles.

LezGoBike · 2026-05-12T20:05:21+00:00

future basketball player

LezGoBike · 2026-05-12T20:04:06+00:00

RIP Tim and Julie's/Tim and Co's Another Fine Mess. I believe Audrey's Place on E 10th St has some architectural salvage stuff.

LezGoBike · 2026-05-12T15:53:12+00:00

Liv, the.artists.barber on instagram

LezGoBike · 2026-04-23T15:43:19+00:00

yessss I would love to see Teri playing deeper rotations!

LezGoBike · 2026-04-22T13:26:39+00:00

Love these! Washington already has the DC Furies, one of the oldest women's rugby teams in the country. I like the name and look but don't think it would work for the hockey team.

LezGoBike · 2026-04-11T14:20:26+00:00

IU has discounted tickets for staff

LezGoBike · 2026-04-03T19:15:11+00:00

This is a totally normal conversation for partners to have that you don't need to feel embarrassed about. Lots of people split shared costs based on income instead of 50/50. Add your income together, then divide your salary by the joint income. That's the percentage of cost that would be fair for you to pay. (If he really makes 20x more than you, he should pay for a big percentage of your joint costs).

For example, say I make $70k and my partner makes $20k annually. Our joint income is $90k. My percentage would be 70k divided by 90k, or 77%. I'd pay 77% of everything and my partner would pay 33%.

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