skallagrim and MacMillian/Mullen relationship

In researching information which I figured was merely a matter of time before it was removed due to unreliability, anyhow, I was looking to see if today might be the day I uncovered more about who Sarah Jane Humphrey McMillian was and instead I found a very interesting read that suggested the surname MacMillan son of Millan could be Celtic for "Mhaoilavin" or bald one and it was immediately interesting to me that Skallagrimson is also similarly translated. And it is funny to me that my mother's side of the family are bald, though she isn't... but, it is her family that comes from both Scotland and Iceland, while my father is German/Swedish so I always tried to trace my Icelandic heritage through his Scandinavian side (it makes reasonable sense and sorta works) but perhaps only to me, the likeness of the surnames provides more support to the idea that my mother is only deceptively Scottish but lent me more of what I consider my Norwegian heritage, not my vikingish dad with his Scandinavian teachings.

Lastly, it was also my assumption that the McMullens were all originally from Ireland, and the McMillans just got separated and started talking differently... it is like how I found Anderson ancestors in a census record as Hendersons and a woman born as an Erickson was listed in a census record as Margaret Cerricks. I think no matter how well-meaning those record takers were "or the indexers" a little leeway must be granted for spellings of names...like Babcock and Badcocke. 

As I was reading this one more time, my toes aren't shriveled up in the bath yet". I wanted to share a cool story about Surnames. I had been trying really hard to find out more about this chick from Sweden/Gotaland.  And at the time I was in a conversation with a woman with the same surname. And long story short, she told me that her husband's family was outlawed to America and so they just picked a name out of a hat (like the Durbevilles from the movie "Tess") so, she wasn't even related by marriage though she had the right surname. Interesting, huh? Makes you wonder how much of written Geneaologies are made up for one reason or another and might not match at all with our DNA.

just a thought

Mycelium networks had been likened to things like the internet, as a way to communicate over long distance. In the movie "first contact" the ide is explored how difficult it is to reveal things beyond one's understanding. I was just thinking about how many things the internet makes possible that could not have been understood in a primitive (not stupid, merely ignorant)society.

I just heard a story of a myth explained in a way that made my understanding comprehend things in a way I would not have otherwise understood. Our "End"is always hard to explain, except in a story, cause they have ends.

found this and the humanness of it made me laugh

Brief Life History

Sachem Tashtassuck could find no one in his tribes worthy to marry his son or daughter, so he had them marry each other.

geni.com

Tastasnuck ? Sachem ( Sachem )

Birthdate: circa 1475

Birthplace: Of, Rhode Island, United States

Death: 

Immediate Family: 

Husband of (Unknown)

Father of Wessonsuoum Narragansett

Norwegian settlers?

Not sure if any of this is verifiable, because records had been deleted, and digital evidence is so easily tampered with anyhow...

But, as I was looking at a totally (interesting choice of my next word) unrelated records, I read in a little blurb that had not yet been overwritten, that some dude and his pregnant wife were among the first settlers of the Netherlands. I believe it ought to have said New Netherlands. Still, this fella had the moniker of "The Norwegian". Although, my family had him recorded as being Dutch, as I am finding quite often. Often enough to cause this wacky new theory that Holland had been settled by Norwegians. After all, they settled Iceland, and Greenland and well, who knows where else we have not yet uncovered. Which is curious that niw that my Ethnicities have become more focused I have a significant amount of lingering DNA in common with Norwegians all through my father, though. When. I had assumed it all came through my mother's Scottish side but, another very confusing thing my son explained it as that though I have inherited traits from my one parent's lineage, it is possible that both patents share that lineage. Wouldn't be unheard of..."The Wilkes' always marry their cousins"(GWTW). I also found an interesting family tree of which I  skeptical because I would not have just stumbled upon it on my own.This family tree had several DNA matches along each branch. It was Native American, yeah, weird. I end up being skeptical again of my DNA. 

When I shared my doubts with my son, he quickly made sense of it through a random recombination that happened to match all of these people. But due to the matches, and their proximity I think more of time travel,  maybe I am their ancestor or something... but the most troubling of my rants is that one site matches.genetic fingerprint in East Asia in around 1700. No real explanation for that one yet, listed confidence of accuracy is 99%.

well aged love

I have been noticing how a common motif seems to pop up everywhere, like people are living long enough to realize that love has two-sides. When we were young love was very self-centered. Now, gradually, oh! Maybe it has never changed, I am simply becoming aware of something always known by enlightened others  but, for whatever reason, it seems like a relegation that love MUST go both ways. In order to be IN  love it is not enough to adore something, but to be adorable as well.

many

In attempt to record many thoughts, I will not go into any details.

First marriage was like a nicotine patch. Bit, mom told us not to even be seen with candy cigarettes because the are the appearance of evil.

Golum is likely inclined with the ring, hence he can speak to himself and yet, even he loves himself. Ego. But, as all romantic truth it was killed at the same time so knowing anything about it is speculative.

Perhaps a glimpse of unity is gained through marriage. By that I mean, our true nature's as part of the other, and families as the only sure way to be sure none are left behind.

The obsession with being what is wanted is pointless.

nuggets of information

In a discussion of the movie "the Northman" a scene was mentioned about spattering blood in various places in the temple, instantly I thought of the way blood was used in the tabernacle (made by the descendants of Israel), and it supported my notions of everything being the same only different to cause similar realizations among different people.

(UPDATE: I was reading about a knit pattern in the new "Great American Aran Afghan" book I received for Mother's day. I expressed a desire for it to do a pattern named "The Tree of Life" this was something that was so multi cultural, that because it appeared so frequently, it had to be partially true. The Author of it was Ada Fenick who mentioned that she designed this pattern for her friend who is Jewish and married a guy who was Irish and both cultures, though different in many ways, shared this common icon. Interesting as this was the very point that attracted me to the pattern in the first place...It reminded me of Yggdrasill spoken of in Norse mythology as well. Could there be some important truth here to discover that had to do with family Trees as well? Just a thought) 

From fasting, I learned greater appreciation of the food we are given. I felt compelled to offer a prayer of Thanksgiving, did I recognize a thing taken for granted? I hope it is not so hard for my children to come by food,  but I might start denying them so frequent snacking. Would they appreciate what they can have at mealtime and thus eat better? Going to try it.