tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post6711547764217336092..comments2023-09-11T02:17:36.977-07:00Comments on Otto's son: New Year MilieuJonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-11824489466000307002016-01-09T23:28:11.908-08:002016-01-09T23:28:11.908-08:00Thanks for sharing the gorgeous pics! I'm fasc...Thanks for sharing the gorgeous pics! I'm fascinated by family history, and also a mutt. What each group has in common, however (Apaches, Swiss Jews, Irish, etc.) is that we either had to flee our land or were kicked out. (Knowing some members of my family, this had nothing to do with religion or ethnicity...)Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-83677621819110661622016-01-08T17:30:47.528-08:002016-01-08T17:30:47.528-08:00Shoshanah, I have that same commute before the wor...Shoshanah, I have that same commute before the work commute. Unfortunately, it is dark and I have to turn on lights to see the reasons I went there. Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-57589132906834124072016-01-08T09:26:26.479-08:002016-01-08T09:26:26.479-08:00I've got a pretty nice commute, too. It's ...I've got a pretty nice commute, too. It's about 200 feet to the barn. About once a fortnight, I time it poorly and am forced to wave at one of the neighbors driving by to work. Shoshanah Marohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532684548824957399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-56981089316220557772016-01-07T07:20:10.188-08:002016-01-07T07:20:10.188-08:00Pearl, Another 45 miles and you could have stopped...Pearl, Another 45 miles and you could have stopped at the farm! I have been thinking of organizing a North Shore brewery crawl and chartering a local bus service. Maybe it could be coordinated with APN.<br /><br />Vagabonde, Many countries have digitized records of census, birth, death, and marriage. Muddling through old handwriting in other languages can be difficult, but companies like Ancestry have access to many of those. There are likely to be professionals who are multi lingual and can go through records as well. Often your own relatives may know something. I used to drive daily in big city traffic and I really do not miss it. I much prefer my morning commute as it is now.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-55130342880800701762016-01-06T19:34:17.800-08:002016-01-06T19:34:17.800-08:00Those photos of the lake are superb – I like the i...Those photos of the lake are superb – I like the icy ones. It must be interesting to find out about your family tree. I’d like to know mine but how, from the US, can one find out about family in other countries? Such as for my father Armenian family in Turkey – I don’t think it must be easy. I wish I had had your commute when I worked. I was only 9 miles from work and if I left at 5:45 am it would only take 20 minutes but if I left after 6:00 am it would take as much at 45 minutes or more, and when raining more than one hour, and the scenery was not half as beautiful as yours. Well Merry Christmas anyway – Armenians (Christian Orthodox) celebrate it on January 6th – I don’t, but am trying to honor my father’s heritage.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-15403961416450656622016-01-06T06:52:51.941-08:002016-01-06T06:52:51.941-08:00So you're a mutt, are ye? :-) It suits you. ...So you're a mutt, are ye? :-) It suits you. And it suits me. We share a lot of the same ideas...<br /><br />Was through Duluth last July, on my way to Eagles Ridge for my son's wedding. Love the area, but for those that might thing Minneapolis is cold, the North Shore is a whole 'nother matter.<br /><br />That said, summer is just around the corner, yes? Might we see you at All Pints North?<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-29371010542089692022016-01-05T18:06:32.694-08:002016-01-05T18:06:32.694-08:00jenny_o, No problem!
Robyn, Glad you like the ice...jenny_o, No problem!<br /><br />Robyn, Glad you like the ice. I would trade it for some time in Chico, though.<br /><br />Diane, I've got over a hundred relatives/ancestors listed so far. It is a slow process and the farther back you go it gets slower and more uncertain.<br /><br />Gorilla B., I'm still losing my hair from the ears up. It sprouts pretty well on the rest of me. I have no doubt that we are cousins. Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-85910323132388866542016-01-05T09:56:08.643-08:002016-01-05T09:56:08.643-08:00Spectacular photos - thanks for sharing them. Fam...Spectacular photos - thanks for sharing them. Family trees are alwas interesting, but I'm sorry to say I've stalled on ours. I got all known past generations (back about 300 years) into the database, and got as far as my generation, and then the whole thing came to a halt. Time to pass the project on to the younger generation, I think. ;-)<br /><br />Happy New Year!Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-63557353533898707202016-01-04T21:30:01.414-08:002016-01-04T21:30:01.414-08:00True, we are all related. And it's not about u...True, we are all related. And it's not about us vs them. It's about us vs assholes.<br /><br />The photos are gorgeous. I especially like the one with icicles. Very nice, Jono.Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-30808991643512996062016-01-04T18:44:51.097-08:002016-01-04T18:44:51.097-08:00Thanks for the info, Jono.Thanks for the info, Jono.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-89141766930413207772016-01-04T17:29:11.666-08:002016-01-04T17:29:11.666-08:00vanilla, Yes, ice is better viewed from afar. It&#...vanilla, Yes, ice is better viewed from afar. It's slippery and I don't bounce so well any more.<br /><br />jenny-o, When Steve Smith (Red) and his wife had a variety show back in the 80's I looked at them as a Canadian Sonny and Cher. He has aged into more of a Mark Twain type now. The major genealogy sites (Ancestry, Geni, etc.) will let you build a little for free. The entire genealogy of Iceland is available for free to citizens (I had a cousin run mine)and Norway has much of their census and other records free and on line. Find a Grave is another place to look in the U.S. Since my family is fresh off the boat I don't need much in the way of U.S. records, but most states have birth, marriage, and death records.<br /><br />ABFTS, Red Green is a virtual fount of knowledge and wisdom. I am surprised he hasn't been awarded a Knighthood by the Queen. Your grandmother must have been an amazingly energetic and tenacious woman.<br /><br />Onevikinggirl, I can't say I'm surprised, but I didn't know until I started looking into things. It is nice to see some passion and affection in what sometimes looks like a reserved society. Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-68095174764653148662016-01-04T12:46:03.795-08:002016-01-04T12:46:03.795-08:00First child always has a very short conception tim...First child always has a very short conception time - indeed an old viking tradition (my ffamily tree are full of them).Onevikinggirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07332629675054714173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-9675784059138241042016-01-04T11:53:39.792-08:002016-01-04T11:53:39.792-08:00Wow, those pictures are killer. Also, in the comme...Wow, those pictures are killer. Also, in the comment above, we knew we liked you for a reason.<br /><br /><i>"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy."</i> - Red Green, Canada's Aristotle<br /><br />About ten years ago my grandma carefully outlined our entire family tree, all the way back to the 1400s. And she did that without the Internet. I truly don't know how. I feel like I'd be lucky to make it back to the 1800s with full computer access and a paid membership to ancestry.com.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-30426884947169307012016-01-04T10:26:56.940-08:002016-01-04T10:26:56.940-08:00Great photos of the ice and water.
Red Green &qu...Great photos of the ice and water. <br /><br />Red Green "Canadian philosopher" - hahahaha!<br /><br />The only reason I'd consider Facebook would be to keep up on my grown kids' doings. But they don't use it much (in one case) or at all (in the other), so I'm good.<br /><br />It's funny how our family backgrounds become more interesting to us the older we get. At least that was my experience. And by then we've lost a lot of it as older family members pass away. I was given my father's paternal background genealogy by a member of his family a few years ago, which I'm so thankful to have. Do you have favourite sources for your research that you'd recommend? I still have my dad's mother's family to work on.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-12207002189497282462016-01-04T09:43:16.343-08:002016-01-04T09:43:16.343-08:00
Genealogy is such a better use of time than faceb...<br />Genealogy is such a better use of time than facebook. Yet as you point out, we are all related we go back far enough. One line I can trace back 5oo years but another I cannot get across the pond. Your ice pictures are wonderful and I am glad I can enjoy the ice from afar.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-49689150354435793322016-01-04T06:43:14.620-08:002016-01-04T06:43:14.620-08:00JACKIESUE, I was totally surprised by my 11% Irish...JACKIESUE, I was totally surprised by my 11% Irish, but chalked it up to my trading, raiding, and pillaging ancestors.<br /><br />Professor, I am totally shocked and awed by such a prestigious award. I have rarely gotten an award for anything, let alone the mess that rattles around in my brain. Many thanks to Shoshanah and her Dairy of Mindless Minion Number 2703.<br /><br />Blog Fodder, After the first one is out of the way it's all about biology and staying on top of the game. Like Woody Allen once said, "I haven't made love to a woman for over three years, but I've been practicing."<br /><br />Bill, That was the part I figured out about "eternal life" way back when. In one form or another we have always been here and always will be. At least our components will be. Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-44026128241237846042016-01-04T04:02:47.626-08:002016-01-04T04:02:47.626-08:00Not to speak of the fact that we are all made of c...Not to speak of the fact that we are all made of condensed gas and dust from an exploded star, which was also made of material that was eventually created at the Big Bang, which in turn means that you and I are the subatomic brothers of the Great Ganrrth of the planet Xgrth, fourth out from the star Ylkrr of the Brtklftth Galaxy.Bill the Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436195659154078021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-73213613508590064612016-01-04T01:56:46.579-08:002016-01-04T01:56:46.579-08:00My dad always said that the first one could be bor...My dad always said that the first one could be born anytime (after marriage) but after that they were at least 9 months and 15 minutes apart.<br />Family trees are a challenge. My brother is our family genealogist. <br />The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-4225150691785958422016-01-03T22:15:44.531-08:002016-01-03T22:15:44.531-08:00Another award winning post from Jono!
http://domm...Another award winning post from Jono!<br /><br />http://dommn2703.blogspot.com/2015/12/and-blog-of-year-award-goes-to.htmlProfessor Battyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802171986501104683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-28597975063216155992016-01-03T21:30:14.687-08:002016-01-03T21:30:14.687-08:00we got some surprises tracing the roots to the fam...we got some surprises tracing the roots to the family tree...always thought we were Irish..but traced us back to vikings who came to England with Rolo...wow..<br /><br />the photos are terrific.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-77094213478639550542016-01-03T19:42:49.436-08:002016-01-03T19:42:49.436-08:00Ahab, Thanks! Genetics is science and you know how...Ahab, Thanks! Genetics is science and you know how some people seem to fear that if it doesn't support their beliefs.<br /><br />anne marie, It is amazing what nature can do with a bit of cold air and water. It is fun living by Hwy 61 and Revisiting it nearly every day. You are wise to stay away from Facebork.<br /><br />Donna, I sometimes take my 20 minute commute for granted. Then I remember why I live here.<br /><br />EC, A little embellishment of the truth sometimes makes for a better story without really changing it. A famous Canadian philosopher, Red Green, says "We're all in this together. I'm pullin' for ya."<br /><br />Debra, My direct ancestor visited North America about a thousand years ago. Thought it was nice, but it wasn't home. We didn't come back until 1947. <br /><br />Pixel Peeper, Thank your brother-in-law for the tedious work. Hagar is one of my favorite Vikings. He should be grateful to have Helga to keep him properly focused.<br /><br />Tom, My curiosity drives me to find out those family "secrets". That's what keeps people interesting. El Nino is helping us have a much milder than normal winter. I know it has been hell on some, but I am enjoying it. <br /><br />Agi T, I have always heard that I am supposed to stop and smell the roses. As I age and figure out what is important, smelling roses is right up there. Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-79399885543973195322016-01-03T18:43:58.042-08:002016-01-03T18:43:58.042-08:00"Sometimes I will stop on the way in or out o..."Sometimes I will stop on the way in or out of town to enjoy the view or take a picture."<br /><br />I need to start doing that. Your photos are gorgeous, especially that last one. I drive by some fantastically beautiful views on my way to and from work and am always in too much of a hurry to get where I'm going to stop and drink it all in. Your post has inspired a New Year's resolution. (I can only handle one per year. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362339037879270082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-78570912976313785092016-01-03T15:03:14.925-08:002016-01-03T15:03:14.925-08:00I've got a fam. tree on my mother's side, ...I've got a fam. tree on my mother's side, but not my dad's. We only ever heard rumors about where his parents came from. Maybe they were somehow illegal. Anyway, the only thing I know for sure -- I too am a mutt. And I'm glad I'm not out there freezing on the lake!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-45398286634573392572016-01-03T15:02:24.682-08:002016-01-03T15:02:24.682-08:00My brother-in-law is the family historian and has ...My brother-in-law is the family historian and has assembled the family tree and made contact with the family in Sweden. At some point he got enough information to find possible connections to royalty and - I'm pretty sure - to Hagar the Horrible.<br /><br />Love those ice photos - especially the third one from the top is meant to be printed and framed!Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-46651396954731178252016-01-03T13:45:44.340-08:002016-01-03T13:45:44.340-08:00So what were the surprises on your Viking side? Th...So what were the surprises on your Viking side? That you're not a direct descendant of Ragnar Lothbrok? I refuse to believe it.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com