Relationships are pretty much the most important thing in life, and that starts with family. We make time for what's important. In the house where I grew up, you needed special permission to miss dinner. I didn't realize what a treat this was until I learned how many of my friends were sticking something in the microwave and eating it in front of the TV, by themselves, most nights.
One time in college, I brought a girl that I was dating home for a holiday, and she was surprised that we had civil conversation; in her family, the dinner table was a place to suffer abuse from your father.
This is a biblical principal, of course: "Honor your father and your mother" -- BibleVerse:Exodus+20:12
Some family trivia: John Connolly was the second Bishop of New York.
My sister Janet married Mike, who keeps some Scannel family photos
Dec2003 Family tree update worked prett well: dm93fam.png dm93fam.ps dm93fam.svg
(ToDo: redirect older family tree)
(from ChristmasCardRitual)
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gramps --connolly, Thu, 28 Oct 2004 02:45:47 +0000 reply
DebianPackage:gramps ... uninstalling it... when did I play with that? ah... Feb 15 2004
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