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Fables Foibles & Follies

Edward R. Hackemer

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Description:"Fables, Foibles & Follies" is a delightful potpourri of stories collected from the author's immediate family members, distant relatives, friends and close acquaintances. Each of the seven tales within the book detail the fruits borne from forgotten and newly discovered branches of a twisted family tree. Once the bough is bent and shaken, a myriad of unexpected fruit can fall at the feet of the inquisitive arborist.The time-lines of these stories cover many generations. A ‘generation’ has been described as the period of years between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring. Today, most schooled intellectuals define a generation as approximately thirty-three years, being careful not to commit that standard to any strict semblance of accuracy. A few years ago, the author's daughter (in-law) gifted him a subscription to one of those family discovery and heritage DNA services that you see advertised all over the television and internet. To be succinct, he surprisingly uncovered two siblings and countless relatives he never knew he had. With some patience from his wife, and tons of help from old friends, close family and newfound relations, the author constructed quite an impressive family tree that goes all the way back to the middle 1600’s. The gigantic, circular DNA roadmap includes genetic tags from Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Great Britain, Ireland, the Balkans and Central Europe. It is likely that the Balkan, British and Irish DNA roots stem from the pillaging and plundering of Northern Europe and the British Isles by medieval Viking hoards. With that in mind, it’s no wonder the author played the Sousaphone in junior high and enjoys the taste of rakfisk, whale and lutefisk.The author discovered that his relatives certainly wore coats of many colors, spoke in many tongues, and traveled on foot, horseback, wagon and ship just to make it to the New World. It's easy to imagine that some of them may have been driven out of town on a rail. He spent many hundreds, perhaps a thousand or more hours doing research into his ancestry. It is a foregone conclusion that even government-issued identification does not tell you who you really are. That little laminated card in your wallet or purse is nothing more than a government-sanctioned suggestion.The author suggests that if you want to know the whole story, you need to figure out who you are all by yourself. It’s a daunting task, but please, do try to have fun despite the run around, red tape and bureaucratic rigmarole. A tree planted in the most fertile of soils under the most preferable conditions can still mature into a twisted, gnarled mass of branches. Conversely, a rose emits the same sweet smell whether it’s planted in a raised bed or a manure pile. If you find yourself looking for a new place to live, consider a book.And remember, think before you spit into a test tube.How’s that for a collection of irreverent parables of wisdom?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fables Foibles & Follies. To get started finding Fables Foibles & Follies, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 200

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Platform

Release: 2019

ISBN: 179061371X

Description: "Fables, Foibles & Follies" is a delightful potpourri of stories collected from the author's immediate family members, distant relatives, friends and close acquaintances. Each of the seven tales within the book detail the fruits borne from forgotten and newly discovered branches of a twisted family tree. Once the bough is bent and shaken, a myriad of unexpected fruit can fall at the feet of the inquisitive arborist.The time-lines of these stories cover many generations. A ‘generation’ has been described as the period of years between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring. Today, most schooled intellectuals define a generation as approximately thirty-three years, being careful not to commit that standard to any strict semblance of accuracy. A few years ago, the author's daughter (in-law) gifted him a subscription to one of those family discovery and heritage DNA services that you see advertised all over the television and internet. To be succinct, he surprisingly uncovered two siblings and countless relatives he never knew he had. With some patience from his wife, and tons of help from old friends, close family and newfound relations, the author constructed quite an impressive family tree that goes all the way back to the middle 1600’s. The gigantic, circular DNA roadmap includes genetic tags from Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Great Britain, Ireland, the Balkans and Central Europe. It is likely that the Balkan, British and Irish DNA roots stem from the pillaging and plundering of Northern Europe and the British Isles by medieval Viking hoards. With that in mind, it’s no wonder the author played the Sousaphone in junior high and enjoys the taste of rakfisk, whale and lutefisk.The author discovered that his relatives certainly wore coats of many colors, spoke in many tongues, and traveled on foot, horseback, wagon and ship just to make it to the New World. It's easy to imagine that some of them may have been driven out of town on a rail. He spent many hundreds, perhaps a thousand or more hours doing research into his ancestry. It is a foregone conclusion that even government-issued identification does not tell you who you really are. That little laminated card in your wallet or purse is nothing more than a government-sanctioned suggestion.The author suggests that if you want to know the whole story, you need to figure out who you are all by yourself. It’s a daunting task, but please, do try to have fun despite the run around, red tape and bureaucratic rigmarole. A tree planted in the most fertile of soils under the most preferable conditions can still mature into a twisted, gnarled mass of branches. Conversely, a rose emits the same sweet smell whether it’s planted in a raised bed or a manure pile. If you find yourself looking for a new place to live, consider a book.And remember, think before you spit into a test tube.How’s that for a collection of irreverent parables of wisdom?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fables Foibles & Follies. To get started finding Fables Foibles & Follies, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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