AND THEN CAME ANCESTRY.COM: As I was ogling and showing all my friends the varied results, the results from Ancestry.com’s new genetic test came back and I had some new perplexing data to deal with: 41% Southern European (Modern Day Italy, Spain and Portugal) 29% West African (Modern Day Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Gabon,… Continue reading Where I Come From (Part 3)-ALIEN!!!!!!!

23andMe’s Speculative Estimate made things a bit more interesting. The largest changes were in my European descent. I was 58.2% European:          46% Southern European:                   20.6% Iberian                   9.3% ItalianPlus that same pinch of Sardianian (0.1%) and… Continue reading Where I Come From (Part 2)-NONSPECIFIC

As far as I knew before any genealogical tests, I was Dominican: the product of a white Dominican father and a mixed race afro-Dominican mother. I was decidedly Spanish. I was also African. And maybe I was a bit Taino, the Native Americans who were on the island before the Spanish descended upon them. And… Continue reading Where I Come From (Am I a Sardine?)

want to ask me what I am or where I’m from or what my background is anymore. In Los Angeles, it’s a different world. The Jewish world is smaller and the diversity is obvious as you walk down Pico Blvd. past the Persian, Yemenite, Sephardic and Ashkenazi synagogues and minyanim. Nobody thinks I’m Hispanic in… Continue reading Trust me, you really don’t…

Before this year ends and Rosh Hashanah begins next week, I want to thank G-d for the most precious gift my family received this year: my niece Leyla. We also received first my niece Emme and various new first cousins. All healthy. And I have a little brother or sister on the way shortly. But… Continue reading I am thankful for…

Funny video on Kangaroo Care for Babies: Please note that for as long as possible, the donate button on my website will be raising money for my niece Leyla and her parents. Leyla has had difficult time in her first days of life but she’s got people praying for her all over the world. The… Continue reading For Baby Leyla

Right-click on the Chrome shortcut, then add “–disable-print-preview” to the end of the target file name. Remeber the two spaces before the –. It should then look like: “C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe –disable-print-preview” [the part before “–disable-print-preview” or “space,space–disable-print-preview” is whatever is already in your TARGET section] The most important part to avoid getting an error message… Continue reading Disable Google Chrome Print Preview in Less than 5 Seconds

It begins as a misunderstanding, then, an argument follows. The argument becomes a confrontation and by week’s end, a former friend is now counted a foe. The chasm is daunting—the feud—seemingly, irreparable. Days go by, months perhaps, even years. But in the heart, there is some regret. There is a seed of doubt, a specter… Continue reading Ki Tavoh

Temporary indefinite hiatus. Stay tuned. Update: People, I just needed a break! Don’t worry. I’ll come back. 🙂 In the meantime, you can still find me on my fan page. And if you haven’t been reading since 2005, it’s time to go back and check those posts out!