Mount Vernon, Jamestown, DC Trip – Summer 2002
























When you’re presented with a set of numbers or you have to choose one, are there certain numbers you avoid? For me, I tend to do the opposite. I often lean toward the number that makes me feel a little uneasy — the one with some negative association. If 13 is considered unlucky, I’ll pick…
Perhaps there are millions of people related to Charlemagne, but I am one of them, and my grandmother was an avid genealogist, who spent hours and hours researching these things before we had the internet, so this is both interesting and sentimental for me. Charlemagne Family Tree Charlemagne(768-814)=Hildegard Pepin, King of Italy Bernard, King of…
Charlemagne(768-814)=Hildegard Pepin, King of Italy Bernard, King of Italy Pepin de Peronne, Count of Vermandois Pepin de Senlis Herbert I, Count of Vermandois, d. 902 Poppa de Valoism. Rollo the Dane, 1st Duke of Normandy Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, d. 943 William Longswood, 2nd Duke of Normandy Albert I, Count of Vermandoism. Gerberga, dau….
You might have found me here because of my email address, or maybe you were searching for the famous golfer, David DuVal (I am not him). You will find a litte about me here though. I won’t try to pretend that this website truly represents me yet, as I am much busier editing other website,…
Daily Affirmations for Strength, Clarity, and Growth Most days when I get on the elliptical machine at the gym, I use a set of affirmations like this to help set my intentions and improve my language skills. 1. I am building a life of strength, clarity, and freedom. 我正在建立一个充满力量、清晰和自由的人生。 Estoy construyendo una vida de fuerza,…
How Many Water Molecules Are in Your Body? The human body is about 60% water by weight. If you weigh around 185 pounds (~84 kg), that means: ~50 liters of water, or ~50,000 grams of water How Many Molecules Is That? One mole of water (18 grams) contains ~6.022 × 10²³ molecules (Avogadro’s number). So:…