While I'm away, readers give the advice:

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Sharon Lawrence, 47; Fred Grandy, 60; Gary Busey, 64; Robert Evans, 78

Saturday

Today is Saturday, June 28, the 180th day of 2008. There are 186 days left in the year.

Baptist

PLEASANT GROVE -- Pastor David Shultz speaks at 11 a.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, 344 E. Center St. Sunday school, 10 a.m. Bible study, 7 p.m., Wednesday. 785-3295.

Oral interviews can sometimes be a little like wild horses -- they can pull you in many directions. So corral your goals, and return to those goals no matter how many times the interviewee breaks free. Following are topics you might cover in oral interviews, depending on your genealogical goals. These suggestions come from the upcoming book "The Least You Need to Do to Find Your Own True Ancestors."

Deborah Horan

Something about the sound of the tree bark hitting the ground caught Assad Busool's attention, compelling the Islamic scholar to pluck the wood fragment from the pavement in front of his Skokie home.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Steve Burton, 38; John Cusack, 42; Mary Stuart Masterson, 42; Kathy Bates, 60