Tag Archives: DNA

#legit

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Barb Knowles

Grandson: Mamoo, you aren’t a stereotypical grandmother…..you’re legit. Me: What’s a stereotypical grandmother? Grandson: One who knits ugly sweaters and does boring stuff. I’m legit. That was such a cool compliment. He did have an ulterior motive, though, because he wanted me to … Continue reading →

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What Makes A Family?

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Barb Knowles

Yesterday, after school, I was hanging out with a colleague for a little while.  We were talking about my blog (believe it or not, she actually brought it up first).  I told her a story about when I had reblogged … Continue reading →

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That Moment When You Discover You’re Related To Cotton Mather

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Barb Knowles

We all have skeletons in our closets (not counting those in the cemeteries…..sorry…..genealogy humor).  And we hope that when we research our ancestors, we are related to swashbucklers, Egyptian queens, famous inventors or the like. I’m a little bit of … Continue reading →

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A Solution To America’s Post-Election Problems

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Barb Knowles

I just had the best idea.  And I do not mean this sarcastically at all.  So many people in America are talking very negatively since the election.  I have been, too.  It seems like a stream, not a thread, of … Continue reading →

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Jeans, Genes and DNA

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Barb Knowles

I know that it is possible for earth-shattering, time-shifting, future-altering inventions and technology to become part of our DNA.  We can go way back to the importance of fire to understand this. #tbtowaybackintheday All you have to do is ask … Continue reading →

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4% Neanderthal….how cool is that?!

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Barb Knowles

While I’ve always told my husband that he should consider me exotic, I don’t think that he has actually felt that I am.  We have more or less the same ancestry.  We are both about 1/2 Irish or Scots/Irish.  I’m … Continue reading →

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