This is going to be a long haul, this virus. Just over three months into it and already I am reduced to cursing on Facebook. The virus has me by the girl globes. I work DNA for genealogy and anthropology - who cares? We all want to know what this RNA sequence means to us. … Continue reading After I get my vaccine… 1st I want to go to Italy & hear Maurizio Marchini sing Nessun Dorma, from Puccini’s Turandot
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Female, Can Use Tools ~ A National Archives “mistake?” A National “disappointment.”
All in the same fortnight, Pompeo disses a female NPR reporter and boots her off his plane, and we get the story of a photo hanging somewhere at the National Archives being intentionally altered. The world has ended. How this photo will be classified, and where it is placed, was clarified by a very well-spoken … Continue reading Female, Can Use Tools ~ A National Archives “mistake?” A National “disappointment.”
Hey Google? Who Am I? ~ Senior care in the 21st century: My life is… I am…
I see this wonderful thing "our Google" has: "Hey Google." It's an assistant you can ask anything If you do not know the phrase "our whatever," you must Google it. British slang "our brother" etc. As in big brother is watching and his name is Google. Some folks hate it. I happen to be betting … Continue reading Hey Google? Who Am I? ~ Senior care in the 21st century: My life is… I am…
What can one do with their haplogroup(s)? A Latvian Cousin
I will claim a cousin anyway. What can one do with their haplogroup? I am H10a1. You can go to several websites to look for your haplogroup in the skeletons of ancient people who have been sequenced! I am H10a1 and my mother's father was an R1a haplogroup, which is loosely associated with coming from … Continue reading What can one do with their haplogroup(s)? A Latvian Cousin
ftDNA Has A New Dashboard ~ Its Great! Keep The Bifocals Handy!
Family Tree DNA announced a new dashboard! Love all things new. Why not? I did not read the announcement to see why they made the changes -- whether to create new page formats for smart phones and tablets, or to add new and more page links, or a combination of all the above. All this … Continue reading ftDNA Has A New Dashboard ~ Its Great! Keep The Bifocals Handy!