The 22nd edition of the Carnival of Geneology has finally been published. They included a piece that I wrote in January and had subsequently forgotten about -- horrors, how could I forget a piece that I've written?? That is like forgetting a child. Anyway, this is a large blog carnival, full of many good articles to keep you occupied.
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I put the business part of my electric shaver in methylated spirits for half an hour. Loads of organic gunk sloughed off of it. Now I know where half of my face has been all these years.
I had the pleasure of attending the Genomes, Environment, and Traits conference on Tuesday. Was wonderful and strange, with many inspiring, exciting, and/or entertaining moments -- and a few things a bit worrisome.
Ferdinand Balfoort contributes a guest entry upon a recent ancestral pilgrimage to Stockholm.
Many people characterized Dishonest John McCain's shenanigans around the bail-out bill a gamble that didn't pay off, but it was hardly uncharacteristic. McCain is not only a risk taker but an inveterate gambler, literally and figuratively.