My Genographic Project results came in this afternoon. I am in Haplogroup H, HVR1 mutations 189C,356C,362C,519C.

I’ve no idea what the ring means.

It appears that my sort is pretty common…
Mitochondrial haplogroup H is a predominantly European haplogroup that participated in a population expansion beginning approximately 20,000 years ago. Today, about 30% of all mitochondrial lineages [...]

Our search for just the right Hoopty is still going strong. There’s no new urgency, other than my growing desire for wheels, but we’ve stepped up the process nonetheless and have gone hunting 2 out of the last 3 days.
It’s out there; we just have to find it.
I thought we had on Saturday; a [...]

Triticale schools us in the art of cooking this week!

A hurricane kit should include:
• Silicone caulking for bathtub drains to hold water. The caulk will not affect the taste of the water and cleans up easily. Just use a thick bead around the seams and it will pull away cleanly when dry.
• Manual can and bottle openers.
• Folding stove, oven mitts. Better to use [...]

If you live in Florida my bet is your thoughts have become a roaring train of disbelief powered by a too hysterical media. Maybe this little gem I found in my email this morning will help.
Or not.

We’re about to enter the peak of the hurricane season. Any day now, you’re going to turn on [...]

Jeff at Trub hosts the Carnival this week using a unique theme:
Well since this started out as a beer blog before it became a food blog I figured I’d organize the recipes in relation to the stages of making beer.