Hello, cuzzins, from the Sonoran Desert in Arizona!  We flew into the Phoenix airport Friday evening and have spent the last couple days exploring and hiking in the desert.  So far it has been an exceptional vacation, dining on authentic Mexican food and trying to soak up some of the nature and culture of this place.  It is different from any place I have ever been, which is one reason I really wanted to make the trip with my wife Susan.  Unfortunately, she had to begin working today, so I took off to the Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, AZ, for a morning of watching waterfowl and trying to get a handle on some of the bird life around this area of the southwest.  Now I'm going to try to go through some of my pictures of people and documents from my genealogy collection and try to weed out duplicates.  I'm hoping to finally get a good start on connecting some of these in my database to the people to whom they pertain. Good discussion on DNA testing.  Sorry I haven't contributed, but Lou Ann has hopped in.  Sheila, as William stated earlier, he descends from Good Tom.  If you think your friend  might be from the s ame line, a 24- or 37-marker test might tell you for sure.  I'm hoping Jack will hop in, or maybe even David, if he can take a short break from caregiving put in an opinion.  I think you may have received a link to the DNA study page in the welc ome email you got from the list.  If not, I can try to send that to you later.  I'm using  my wife's computer for internet on this trip, since wireless isn't free at this resort  >:-(  The  results page shows the break down of families of those who have been tested, and it might be helpful in determining whether a test is a good idea for your friend. Later, all.  Time to go get a drink of water.  It is DRY here in the desert for this ol' ocean man! Peace, Part of the Tree, Greg

Greg Enjoy the low humidity in the Valley of the Sun, as they call it. But keep some moisturizing lotion handy so your webbed toes won't dry out. If you have time check out Sedona, it can be somewhat magical. Jeff > Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 21:11:00 +0000 > From: greglovelace@comcast.net > To: lovelace@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LL] Monday afternoon > > > > > Hello, cuzzins, from the Sonoran Desert in Arizona! We flew into the Phoenix airport Friday evening and have spent the last couple days exploring and hiking in the desert. So far it has been an exceptional vacation, dining on authentic Mexican food and trying to soak up some of the nature and culture of this place. It is different from any place I have ever been, which is one reason I really wanted to make the trip with my wife Susan. Unfortunately, she had to begin working today, so I took off to the Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, AZ, for a morning of watching waterfowl and trying to get a handle on some of the bird life around this area of the southwest. > > > > Now I'm going to try to go through some of my pictures of people and documents from my genealogy collection and try to weed out duplicates. I'm hoping to finally get a good start on connecting some of these in my database to the people to whom they pertain. > > > > Good discussion on DNA testing. Sorry I haven't contributed, but Lou Ann has hopped in. Sheila, as William stated earlier, he descends from Good Tom. If you think your friend might be from the s ame line, a 24- or 37-marker test might tell you for sure. I'm hoping Jack will hop in, or maybe even David, if he can take a short break from caregiving put in an opinion. I think you may have received a link to the DNA study page in the welc ome email you got from the list. If not, I can try to send that to you later. I'm using my wife's computer for internet on this trip, since wireless isn't free at this resort >:-( The results page shows the break down of families of those who have been tested, and it might be helpful in determining whether a test is a good idea for your friend. > > > > Later, all. Time to go get a drink of water. It is DRY here in the desert for this ol' ocean man! > > > > Peace, > > Part of the Tree, > > Greg > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOVELACE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message