Lifeline graphpaper

Copy this template to a wordprocessor (set it to Courier or another monospaced font), and graph your personal lifeline using the horizontal axis for longitude. (Maybe use "I" if you were there all year, "i" if only a month or more, "." if you just visited.)

     168 144 120  96  72  48  24   0  24  48  72  96 120 144 168 180
2006                                                                 2006
2005                                                                 2005
2004                                                                 2004
2003                                                                 2003
2002                                                                 2002
2001                                                                 2001
2000                                                                 2000
1999                                                                 1999
1998                                                                 1998
1997                                                                 1997
1996                                                                 1996
1995                                                                 1995
1994                                                                 1994
1993                                                                 1993
1992                                                                 1992
1991                                                                 1991
1990                                                                 1990
1989                                                                 1989
1988                                                                 1988
1987                                                                 1987
1986                                                                 1986
1985                                                                 1985
1984                                                                 1984
1983                                                                 1983
1982                                                                 1982
1981                                                                 1981
1980                                                                 1980
1979                                                                 1979
1978                                                                 1978
1977                                                                 1977
1976                                                                 1976
1975                                                                 1975
1974                                                                 1974
1973                                                                 1973
1972                                                                 1972
1971                                                                 1971
1970                                                                 1970
1969                                                                 1969
1968                                                                 1968
1967                                                                 1967
1966                                                                 1966
1965                                                                 1965
1964                                                                 1964
1963                                                                 1963
1962                                                                 1962
1961                                                                 1961
1960                                                                 1960
1959                                                                 1959
1958                                                                 1958
1957                                                                 1957
1956                                                                 1956
1955                                                                 1955
1954                                                                 1954
1953                                                                 1953
1952                                                                 1952
1951                                                                 1951
1950                                                                 1950
     168 144 120  96  72  48  24   0  24  48  72  96 120 144 168 180

Alternate idea, continental USA only, two years per line:

     125  120  115  110  105  100   95   90   85   80   75   70   65
2006                                                                 2006
2004                                                                 2004
2002                                                                 2002
2000                                                                 2000
1998                                                                 1998
1996                                                                 1996
1994                                                                 1994
1992                                                                 1992
1990                                                                 1990
1988                                                                 1988
1986                                                                 1986
1984                                                                 1984
1982                                                                 1982
1980                                                                 1980
1978                                                                 1978
1976                                                                 1976
1974                                                                 1974
1972                                                                 1972
1970                                                                 1970
1968                                                                 1968
1966                                                                 1966
1964                                                                 1964
1962                                                                 1962
1960                                                                 1960
1958                                                                 1958
1956                                                                 1956
1954                                                                 1954
1952                                                                 1952
1950                                                                 1950
     125  120  115  110  105  100   95   90   85   80   75   70   65