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Tuesday 1 a.m., December 27th, 2011

What do people see that you do not see? Well, as a guy I should automatically see the name of my blog as my nephew sees it except that I am not in my early 20s and girl crazy. Otherwise the "PANT" in panthouse would have a totally different meaning. I am too far gone from the days when the drive of being a man was controlling my every waking minute. Today, the thought of things sexual cross my mind occasionally but seldom does it occupy my ever-waking moments. My concerns these days are whether I will make it to the bathroom in time and can I get up from the chair. We tend ot forget that the aging process takes its toll on us. I suffer from arthritis, gout, a single kidney, a fatty liver and a number of other issues that seem to come with old age and obesity. I find it hard to get my breath at times and keeping my apartment clean, even as small as it is, is a monumental chore. If I drop something on the floor it can remain there for days until I get around to finding my pincher-arm to pick it up. I have myself conditioned with washing dishes on a regular basis but the floor is a totally different thing. Naturally the bathroom gets done more than the rest of the apartment but even then I can remember times when I was ashamed of it. I am hoping that my diet will help me stay on my feet longer so it will make the management of chores a lot easier. Heck, I might even start chaisng girls again.

Genetics fascinate me. I have benn contemplating the futre of the Carswell family mix with the new additons of this and possibly the next generation. We are Celts from Ireland and Scotland, possibly Picts and certainly Angles and Saxon from Germany. We are Vikings from Sweden and the current generation is adding Celts from Wales, German from Switzerland and a mix of Dutch and German from the Netherlands. My eldest nephew also seems to be attracted by Itlaian girls so that is another strain that will be added to the family tree. For all we know there could be some black Irish back there too. The phenominal thing about yDNA, the male side of things is that the genetic makeup of the male line is exactly the same as it was thousands of years ago, except for the occasional hiccup that has affected strains here and there. For example, a fellow named Jack in Vancouver, another named Ian in Australia and I share the exact same yDNA yet two other fellows in Australia are one digit out in one number in the sequence which indicates that slight varience I spoke of earlier. That generally means we were all born of the same family but at very different times. Where it really gets interesting is where we share the same yDNA with other males in the world who have totally different surnames. These lads were born with a different surname reference and often with a Mc preceding the name indication the notation of being the "son of" a particular person who was only known by their first name. That in itself denotes that the name was selected long before the common name of our family began and could most likely not be traced back to its roots on the family tree in modern records because it happened so long ago.

When one asks how the family name of CARSWELL came about I can give you a number of answers all of which quite plausible. First, it is noted in some places as being part of a particular land formation. Then it also relates to the name Cresswell and comes from the "well" or place in the stream were watercress grows at which they went to get their water for the day. Now, I have also come with another plausible answer. Being of the Scottish Clan of KERR, i could profess that I lived near the watering hole where the Kerrs got their water simply because the spelling of Kerr also appears as KER, CARR and CAR which also fits nicely with CAR's WELL. What do you think? I like mine the best.

Well that's about enough for today. I don't want to give it all away in one blog. "Have a happy!"