RochesterRob

Excellent summary from the standpoint of the major European players against one another. I was just looking at the jump-in point for the US. I was reading up about Kaiser Wilhelm earlier tonight. Just the wrong man to be at the hub of everything leading up to the war. Nonetheless, I felt a little sorry for him as much of Europe had almost a bigoted view of a potent Germany before the war. Bismarck had his issues but probably had a better vision of what Germany should have accomplished to open the 20th Century.

Used to be Domino's Pizza franchisee's back in the 1980's lived in their cars (homeless) to hear them talk. I guess Tom had to find a way to pay for the Tigers somehow. Location, location, location.

Yeah, it does not get any worse than being murdered in the midst of a revolution that was inspired in large part by your family.

Czar Nicholas probably made out the worst on a personal basis.

Yeah, when it gets right down to it the war was the result of a pissing match between the Kaiser and his English cousins. The Germans just kept tripping themselves up at every opportunity it seemed. When first presented the Zimmerman Telegram was taken so lightly due to the empty promise nature of the proposal that the Americans initially dismissed it as a mistake in text or at worst subterfuge by the Brits. Zimmerman nearly had it made if he had left it alone but then he had to open his mouth to let the Americans know it was real. At that point it was rapidly all downhill for the Germans.

Zimmerman telegram and the Lusitania were less dramatic events than Pearl Harbor. The Lusitania might have been the powder keg to set us off but almost right after the sinking it came to light it was hauling a very substantial amount of military cargo. My feeling in light of what took place that it was really the US being uncomfortable with Germany being a predominant military power. Britain and France were known quantities and known attitudes when it came to the US so the US was comfortable with the status quo as it was prior to WWI.

I've always had this weird feeling that I have some DNA from Julius Caesar. As far as Howland goes that is a lot of procreating over the years. Same for Khan.

The WWII guys (Bush, Carter, etc.) put Clinton to shame for what they were at age 70 (or approximate to it). Carter was out driving nails for Habitat for Humanity and probably still got around the peanut farm down in Plains, GA.

I'm a little concerned as to the future of the Arizona and Utah memorial sites. Visits to the Arizona Memorial have been suspended due to structural problems and the ship itself has structural fatigue issues. I would like to think that it is inconceivable that the Arizona would be cut up and moved but you don't how the people of the future will feel about a crumbling wreck that by a lot of estimates still has half a million gallons of fuel oil aboard. The USS Texas is not fairing a whole lot better with itself having structural fatigue issues and the salt water of the Gulf of Mexico making further damage. Should have been placed at a Northern freshwater site. USS Pennsylvania should have been considered for preservation but I understand it would have come at great cost at a time when most Americans wanted to put the war behind them.

Sadly, a date that is of little interest to many people today.

Before I opened this thread I thought this might pertain to some kind of brain exchange such as putting peace out's brain in Tibs skull. Oh, well that's what I get for seeing a clip of Abbott and Costello meets Frankenstein just prior.

I'll give Hillary credit as she did it with obviously a big stick stuck up her tush.

Nominally German but I certainly have other influences. My father's family traces to being from near Dresden but not much known prior to that. They moved to the Sudetenland sometime in the late 19th century but my grandfather was in the US at the start of the 20th Century before WWI and the fallout that came from that. Mom's side was mainly Irish and English with the Irish side originating from Scotland. I'm thinking some Dutch and a tiny bit Polish mixed in. I don't know how the gene strains will all sort out until I see a test and understand that the test is not 100 percent foolproof. Something tells me there might be a teeny tiny piece of Italian via the Romans sweeping into Britain. Paternal grandparents would not hear of any talk of being anything besides German and mom's family pretty much talked up the Irish part. Probably some feud played into anything else not being mentioned much . Like a lot of families certain things were swept aside for the most positive aspects.

My curiosity has been raised on my own origin since this thread started. My father's family would have been out of the path of the Roman's as they swept north but probably encountered invaders from other directions including the East. A significant amount of my mother's family is English so who knows if a Roman got a hold of one of her ancestors from England (not any Welsh that I know of). I've read a little on the barbarian invasions that happened in Europe but I guess that it is time to read some more.

I know that I will be sorry for asking but how does Hillary deserve no blame? Pretty easy to see that she had the Democrats in a strangle hold so a better candidate could not emerge as a nominee.

I understand what you are saying about the Vikings but my one well educated cousin found information suggesting that peoples from some parts of Sweden were invited down into parts of Denmark and Northern Germany. I don't know extensively the history of the Vikings so I don't know how widely spread they were in Sweden or Finland versus the "traditional" base of Norway. I'll admit there may be a lot to be learned about the matter.

Yep, even though my father's family considers themselves mostly German they have the eyes I tend to associate with Scandanavians. Also, my understanding is that the peoples of Central Northern Europe invited the Northerners down to help repopulate after the Black Plague.

Kind of side tracking from the discussion but Hillary had the look of a cat having its tail pulled (unpleasantly) most of the time the cameras panned her way.

Probably the percentages would vary some but I would like to think that there are certain absolutes. That certain strains of DNA are present or not present. I would still put more faith in a test than a family story. I've seen many stories blown to pieces when the light is shined on certain aspects.

A lot more than Africa on the Mediterranean and that was my point. Could be Greek, Middle Eastern, African, even Asian. Who knows and that is the point. Not trying to crap on anybody's pride but the reality is often different than the passed down story in a lot of families. Take the test and you will know for sure. I would put my faith in science versus a story that may have been twisted to fit a fantasy or desire.

With all due respect Sicily had outsiders come in from other parts of the Mediterranean. As it was with other parts of the world it just did not happen during the last few centuries in mass. I'm sure that I would have several colors in my pie chart if I were to do a test. I am part Irish via Scotland so the Scot primary DNA was diluted from that portion of the family remaining and intermingling in Ireland for a few centuries. In the end it does not matter as we are what we are.

Fact is with all the invasions that have happened throughout humanity to all places on Earth the DNA was going to get mixed. I've heard plenty of stories where some person is very disappointed that they are not what they thought they were. A nephew of mine thought he had a lot of Italian blood to find out it is around 5 percent of his composition. No doubt the result of the barbarians sweeping down into Italy as the Roman Empire was dying.

If these recent promotions work out then it will have a positive impact on our 2019 draft plans. Just the chance of these new players sticking long term (key depth or better) will allow us to focus our draft and free agent resources on other players that play different positions this coming offseason.

I know a few people who have them and the common theme is that they are away from their homes quite a bit. The systems seem to work fine but I don't have any details to pass along at this point. Probably like anything else man made in that it is not infallible. I know I would like the comfort in knowing something was wrong early on to either get home to fix it or call somebody in. I just went through having a cranky furnace to start the season but with a new transformer all is good now. Furnaces are one of the most simple devices in a home so they don't tend to be very expensive in terms of labor when needing attention. Part and labor was 180 dollars. Not bad for a unit that is 20 years old and to this point has only required routine maintenance. I have some small electric heaters for backups.

As in processed sugar? Probably a good idea. Also, you save more at the store.