I am now following two special blogs, least to me they are special. They deal with M.S. which and my wife deals with MS everyday. I have learned a few things, from Cory and I think he has learned from me a few things. I fully support Sue in her battle with MS, and try not to be doting on her. We have been together for 28 years, ands I love her as much today as when I married Sue.
These are the two blogs I mentioned above.

My Husband's Wife Has MS
http://myhusbandswifehasms.blogspot.com/
And her husband's Cory blog; My Wife Has MS.
http://mywifehasms.blogspot.com/

For those of you who want to learn about MS, you can read their blogs.

Delta, Pa. life in the country

Living on the farm, back in the mid 60's. The picture below is from my uncle Irv. This is the front of the house, to the right is the smoke house.


I lived on my grand fathers farm back in the mid 60's. It was there I learned how to love the country life. Now I'm not joking, when I say it was hard for a 10 year old boy working on the farm. But it was hard work. I learned a lot from my grand father on the farm. And later in life in 1976 when I lived there again, (although he was retired at that time). My own dad never had much to do with me. So my grand father took up the slack. Grand dad taught me things on how to be a man and be the best I can be in life. One of the most important things he taught me was respect. Respect is given when it is deserved. And someone who respects me, earns my respect in turn.

And let me tell ya, a real man doesn't hit a woman!!

Unlike my dad who abused me, hit me, tied me up, tossed me in a closet, and cussed me out. I not once, abused my children I taught them things the need in life. When I got mad, or upset, I would go outside, to cool down before I said, or did anything. Then I would talk, or discipline my kids.

I broke the viscous cycle of violence in my family.

My brothers and sister all live in the big cities. My mom is in Denver, where she likes it............... Seems I'm the only one, in my family who loves the country life. Well all the more for me. :~}

Well I've gone on enough on this today I guess. As I didn't type it out on a word processor and instead put down my feelings today.

May the Lord bless you readers, as He has blessed me
Bob

It's been a while since I've posted a thing, & picture heavy

I decided to have my DNA tested. And the results are (drum roll please). I am related to Naiil of the Nine Hostages.

My Y-DNA 12 marker, there are 245 people who match me. At the 25 marker there are 299 people, at 37 marker there are only 67 people. Seems that there isn't as many people out there.

If you click on the maps they will enlarge themselves.

On the maps I am the white pointer.

Red to me are exact matches to me.
Orange is 1 step away
Yellow is 2 steps away
Green is 3 steps away.
Blue is 4 steps
Purple is 5 steps
Brown 6 steps.

This is the 12 marker test



This is my 25 marker test


This is my 37 marker test



According to Family Tree Y-DNA at the 37 marker I have most matches in Ireland & Scotland. I am related to Naiil of the Nine Hostages. Here is what they have to say:

A recent study was conducted at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, which found that a striking % of men in Ireland (and quite a few in Scotland) share the same Y chromosome, suggesting that the 5th-century warlord known as "Niall of the Nine Hostages" may be the ancestor of one in 12 Irishmen. Niall established a dynasty of powerful chieftains that dominated the island for six centuries.

Your Y chromosome matches this profile!

In the study scientists found an area in northwest Ireland where they claim 21.5% carry Niall’s genetic fingerprint, says Brian McEvoy, one of the team at Trinity. The same area of Ireland has previously been the subject of Anthropological writings…and has shown a strikingly high % of men from Haplogroup R1b (98%) versus 90% in S.E. Ireland. According to McVoy this area was the main powerbase of the Ui Neills, which literally translated means "descendants of Niall".

McEvoy says the Y chromosome appeared to trace back to one person. Following the genealogists trail, McVoy comments: "There are certain surnames that seem to have come from Ui Neill. We studied if there was any association between those surnames and the genetic profile. It is his (Niall's) family."

Of note to Family Tree DNA customers, this signature is found in .6 of 1% of the entire Family Tree DNA database. It is characterized by the following Markers when our 12 marker test is applied:


A more detailed signature appears when we apply the Y-DNA 25 marker test and compare to the apparent signature of the Ui Neills. A listing of those values appears in the table below.


While the signature is typical for R1b European males in general it’s characterized by an 11,13 at DYS 385a/b and a 14 at DYS 392. Within our second panel of markers the most distinctive results from this apparent Modal is the 15,16,16,17 at DYS 464.

McVoy states: "As in other polygynous societies, the siring of offspring was related to power and prestige." The study mentions that just one of the O'Neill dynasty chieftains who died in 1423 had 18 sons with nearly a dozen women and claimed 59 grandsons.

Niall of the Nine Hostages received his name from the taking of hostages as a strategy for playing mental havoc upon his opponent chieftains. He is known in folklore as a raider of the British and French coasts. Supposedly slain in the English Channel or in Scotland, his descendants were the most powerful rulers of Ireland until the 11th century.

In fact all my Y-DNA matches, 100% to Naiil of the Nine Hostages. Who real name is; Niall Noigíallach. Following his bloodline, I am also related to Tuathal Teachtmhar. He was a High King of Ireland, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition. He is said to be the ancestor of the Uí Néill and Connachta dynasties through his grandson Conn of the Hundred Battles.

Túathal was the son of a former High King deposed by an uprising of "subject peoples" who returned at the head of an army to reclaim his father's throne. The oldest source for Túathal's story, a 9th century poem by Mael Mura of Othain.

Túathal fought 25 battles against Ulster, 25 against Leinster, 25 against Connacht and 35 against Munster. The whole country subdued, he convened a conference at Tara, where he established laws and annexed territory from each of the four provinces to create the central province of Míde (Meath) around Tara as the High King's territory. He built four fortresses in Meath: Tlachtga, where the druids sacrificed on the eve of Samhain, on land taken from Munster; Uisneach, where the festival of Beltaine was celebrated, on land from Connacht; Tailtiu, where Lughnasadh was celebrated, on land from Ulster; and Tara, on land from Leinster.

The Annals of the Four Masters gives the date of Túathal's exile as AD 56, his return as 76 and his death as 106. Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Érinn broadly agrees, dating his exile to 55, his return to 80 and his death to 100. The Lebor Gabála Érenn places him a little later, synchronising his exile with the reign of the Roman emperor Domitian (81-96), his return early in the reign of Hadrian (122-138) and his death in the reign of Antoninus Pius (138-161).

Seems like I am related to Celtic Kings, of old Ireland. This may be the reasons I feel the way I do about England, hmmmmmmm that is food for thought.. . . . . . . . .

There is only one Brit, who I've had any respect for, and she is now dead. That was Princess Diana

Bob

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Well while in Flagstaff today, my wife was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She was at the neurologist, when her doctor came out and told her of the diagnoses. I have a lot of information to learn, so I can help her with her battles.

I'm not sure what the future is going to bring but, I married her for better or for worse. I am also her partner in life, so I will see how I can help her, and help take care of myself at the same time.



This picture is when she graduated from the local college N.P.C. Though right now I'm kinda of in shock, so I am ending and posting this now.

Thinking..............

Since the American Civil Liberties Union is a misnomer, Americans have invented new meanings for the ACLU, and yes I'm one of them.......................

All Communist Loonies United
All Communists Love Us
All Crazy Lunatics Unite
All Criminals Love Us
America Communist Lawyers Union
American Civil Libertarians Union
American Crybabies League Union
Americans Communist Loony Union
Animals Can Love And Understand
Anti Christ Lecherous Unforgiven
Anti Christ Leftist Union
Anti Christ Lovers Unlimited
Anti Christ’s Law Union
Anti Christ’s Lawful Union
Anti Christian Lawyers Union
Anti Christian League of Upchucks
Anti Christian League of Uprising
Anti Christian Liberals Union
Anti Christian License Union
Anti Christian Lifestyle Union
Anti Christian Litigation Unit
Anti Christians Liberation Unit
Anti Christian Lucifer’s Union
Anti Conservative Liberal Union
Anything Christian Looks Unlawful
Atheists, Communists and Liberals United
Atheists, Communists and Lawyers United

May God continue to bless the United States of America despite, the dealings of the ACLU.

The Star Spangled Banner By Francis Scott Key

It has come to my attention, that most people don't know all of the Star Spangled Banner, by Francis Scott Key. So I'm going to post the whole song, so all may know.

In this land, we all should be grateful to live here in the "Land of The Free & the Home of the Brave".



The Star Spangled Banner
By ~ Francis Scott Key 1814

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected now shines in the stream: 'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion, A home and a country should leave us no more! Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust." And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!


Praise God, for allowing us, to live in this land called "The United States of America".

In Honor of Those Who Paid The Ultimate Sacrifice‏

Did you know .........

TAPS

Near the bottom, as you scroll down, are the words. The first stanza frequently comes to mind at sundown...

I never knew....... DID YOU??

If any of you have ever been to a military funeral in which taps was played; this brings out a new meaning of it.

Here is something Every American should know. Until I read this, I didn't know, but I checked it out and it's true:

We in the United States have all heard the haunting song, 'Taps...' It's the song that gives us the lump in our throats and usually tears in our eyes.

But, do you know the story behind the song? If not, I think you will be interested to find out about its humble beginnings.

Reportedly, it all began in 1862 during the Civil War, when Union Army Captain Robert Elli was with his men near Harrison's Landing in Virginia . The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land.

During the night, Captain Elli heard the moans of a soldier who lay severely wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a Union or Confederate soldier, the Captain decided to risk his life and bring the stricken man back for medical attention. Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the Captain reached the stricken soldier and began pulling him toward his encampment..

When the Captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered it was actually a Confederate soldier, but the soldier was dead.

The Captain lit a lantern and suddenly caught his breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light, he saw the face of the soldier. It was his own son. The boy had been studying music in the South when the war broke out.. Without telling his father, the boy enlisted in the Confederate Army.

The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked permission of his superiors to give his son a full military burial, despite his enemy status. His request was only partially granted.

The Captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band members play a funeral dirge for his son at the funeral.

The request was turned down since the soldier was a Confederate.

But, out of respect for the father, they did say they could give him only one musician.

The Captain chose a bugler. He asked the bugler to play a series of musical notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket of the dead youth's uniform.

This wish was granted.

The haunting melody, we now know as 'Taps' used at military funerals was born.

The words are:

Day is done.
Gone the sun.
From the lakes
From the hills.
From the sky.
All is well.
Safely rest.
God is nigh.

Fading light.
Dims the sight.
And a star.
Gems the sky.
Gleaming bright.
From afar.
Drawing nigh.
Falls the night.

Thanks and praise.
For our days.
Neath the sun
Neath the stars.
Neath the sky
As we go.
This we know.
God is nigh

I too have felt the chills while listening to 'Taps' but I have never seen all the words to the song until now. I didn't even know there was more than one verse . I also never knew the story behind the song and I didn't know if you had either so I thought I'd pass it along.

I now have an even deeper respect for the song than I did before.

Remember Those Lost and Harmed While Serving Their Country.

Also Remember Those Who Have Served And Returned; and for those presently serving in the Armed Forces.

Thank you uncle Irv, no I didn't know the words.
Bob