Tag Archives: Generations

Happy New Year

Posted on December 30, 2019 by

“It always comes back to us – why are we here? Well, we just happened to be here, we couldn’t choose it. The chance of us being born – that sperm hitting that egg – is 400 trillion to 1. … Continue reading →

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What did I miss?

Posted on July 2, 2018 by

I was going through a weeks worth of Trump’s tweets to see what I missed. The answer? Nothing really. As I noted in my last post, my youngest was in town for a week and her boyfriend flew-in on Thursday. … Continue reading →

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Family traditions

Posted on November 6, 2017 by

My father has three brothers and these four siblings had ten kids. My grandmother remarried before I was born to a man I called my grandfather. He had two daughters who had three kids. This was a big blended family. … Continue reading →

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The math of living and dying

Posted on May 25, 2017 by

I think about life in terms of generations rather than individual lives. My interest in Genealogy is probably the reason for this. So in terms of generations, within my family, I am creeping up to the top, next inline for … Continue reading →

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Gifts from our ancestors

Posted on December 1, 2016 by

“You are the fairy tale told by your ancestors.” – Toba Beta My mother has a very pronounced hand tremor which she has graciously shared with me. Fortunately mine is still in its infant stages of development but I can watch … Continue reading →

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Damn Rock

Posted on October 31, 2016 by

“Geologists have a saying – rocks remember.” –  Neil Armstrong In the middle of the pasture of my grandfathers 250 acre cattle farm was a lone rock. Now in my eight year old mind, this was less a rock and … Continue reading →

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A Poem – My Light

Posted on June 21, 2016 by

Her face reflects an image An image carried through generations Flesh and bones of others behind them A smile I have seen before A shade of blue, a strand of hair Recaptured from moments past We each travel back in … Continue reading →

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Lucky to be here

Posted on April 3, 2016 by

In Bill Bryson’s wonderful book “A Short History of Nearly Everything” he shares that most of us are all here because our Great-Great-Great-Great Grandmother found our Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather attractive enough to have sex with him. I realize that doesn’t sound … Continue reading →

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