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R. Mansfield comments on Skeletons in the Family Closet, Part Three: Grief Upon Grief

R. Mansfield — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:29:05 +0000

Randy, thanks for reaching out. If you haven't found it already, I wrote a fourth post in this series that is even more shocking than anything written here. See "Skeletons...Part 4: Confronting the Abhorrent Truth: at http://thislamp.com/posts/2012/7/14/skeletons-in-the-family-closet-part-four-confronting-the-abh.html

In that post, you'll read about my visit to Helena. Yes, the city certainly seems to be a shadow of its former self compared to the boomtown it was a hundred or so years ago. I still need to go back. Last summer we found out the truth about my great grandfather's murder (and it was indeed a murder), but now we need to go back and research the adoption records to see if we can discover what happened to child of Lester Yeager and my Aunt Beth.

If your family who still lives in the area knows any Yeagers who might be related to Lester Yeager, I'd appreciate any information I could get.

Randy Burk comments on Skeletons in the Family Closet, Part Three: Grief Upon Grief

Randy Burk — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:39:22 +0000

Thanks for the interesting articles. I am a pastor in California, but was born and raised in Helena. I am sure my grandparents and great grandparents knew of your family.
Sadly, Helena, West Helena, and surrounding area (Lexa) is not anything like it was when I grew up there...much drugs and violence.
My mom, sister, and many cousins still live there.
Randy

R. Mansfield comments on Comments Policy

R. Mansfield — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:11:08 +0000

Hi Grant--

Yes, feel free to use the images. Thanks for asking permission. The shots with the fingers pointing to the screen were on the Kindle when I first turned it on. They came from Amazon.

Grant comments on Comments Policy

Grant — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:45:56 +0000

Rick,

I came across your blog titled "Amazon Kindle Touch 3G: Hands-On Review" from WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 201.
I am working on a Masters of Education project concerning the Kindle and have 2 questions.

1. Can I use your screenshots, with credit to you of course.
2. The shots where you have a hand pointing to parts of the screen, did you create them? Or do you have a software that creates them?

Thanks in advance

Grant

R. Mansfield comments on Review: Microsoft Surface RT

R. Mansfield — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:07:19 +0000

That's about what I've determined. My Apple Magic Mouse works with the Surface except for the ability to scroll.

RTUser comments on Review: Microsoft Surface RT

RTUser — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:20:03 +0000

The built in trackpad is barely useable. If you do a lot of editing in Word you need a real mouse.

Jesús S. comments on Review: Microsoft Surface RT

Jesús S. — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 09:05:09 +0000

It is a good thing that you chose education as your professional field, had it been marketing I'd've been sold, even though I vowed never to have a Windows machine in my home.

Anyway, if any of my friends asks me about this item I will refer them to this post. Funny thing, none the pro review were able to provide such a balanced view of the product (they range from baseless bashing to mindless eulogies), that provides an insight of what the product is good for and bad for from personal, real life experience.

norelief comments on The Amazon Kindle DX: 9 Reasons Why I Returned It

norelief — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:12:41 +0000

Hi, I am online trying to find solutions. I paid 375 for my kindle dx, plus a special cover, it was a huge investment for me. I did not realize there were no page numbers, it is not possible to navigate the book, it is extremely challenging to make notations, the pages turn sllllllooooowwwwwllly, it is hard to click the button all the way down, it is a challenge to type on the funky keys, and oh I could go on.

I am really disappointed. I NEED the size of the screen and the e-ink. I have eye problems (eye inflammation and dry eyes, the backlit screen on my computer right now is causing burning and strain), and of course I can't see tiny print. I am just really sad about my dx, all I can really actually use it for is downloading a beach read that I never plan to read again or make notations on. For that, I guess it can be my go to airport device. But I simply can't "actually" use it for the needs that I have. I am an author, and an academic, and I often note pages and re-read things. It just simply is a huge disappointment. But I really don't know anything about "the guts" of computers at all, so I really had no way to really research what I probably should have researched.

Donna Griffin comments on Skeletons in the Family Closet, Part Four: Confronting the Abhorrent Truth

Donna Griffin — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:40:45 +0000

This is sad, shocking but yet interesting. Have you located any prison records for Yeager?

Arkansas State Penitentiary Records 1918 - 1970's (several years missing)
Request for - Last Name, First Name - Residence County (place of conviction)

The state prison system files still exist for some records. Call either Genan Yelverton or Sheila Moses at the Arkansas Department of Correction, 1 870- two six seven - six four two five.

Wish you the best of luck in your research.

Joe comments on Review: The NET Bible

Joe — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:13:17 +0000

Hi Rick,

Great review, many thanks. Does the print version of the NET Bible (with all 60 some odd thousand notes) have timelines in it (like other Study Bibles)?

--Joe