Snarky Tom's Rants, Raves and Ruminations

The USA was born in war. We've spent more time fighting other nations and peoples than we've had time to enjoy the freedoms we fought for in our first war. Let's look at our timeline. 1776-83 - USA is born and we've been fighting the British and their supporters since 1775. 1776-95 - Chicamunga War with the Cherokee in the Old Southwest that today are the states of Missouri, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and parts of Tennessee, Kentucky and Florida. 1785-93 - Northwest Indian War where the Brits were mucking about again. This time in what is now Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, basically the lands around the Ohio River. The Brits lost...again. 1786-87 - Shay's Rebellion. Basically an armed anti-government uprising by a bunch of unhappy schmucks in Massachusetts. They lost too. 1791-94 - Whiskey Rebellion. Western Pennsylvania. A group of angry (most likely drunk) anti-tax rebels. A protest that got violent for several years over the disagreement of ...

Well, this is correct, if we are to believe what AncestoryDNA from Ancestory.com's analysis results claim. I'll reveal more shortly. First, I'd like to take you on the journey I took to get to these results. First, I pondered this for over a year. Should I spend the $100, precisely $108.50 to ascertain my heritage. Finally, after a year of deliberation, I decided to bite the bullet. Step One. I went online and ordered my test kit. This was November 12th, 2015. Within two days I received an email alerting me that my kit was on its way. Over the next few days, I checked back via the UPS tracking site. My 0.345 pound package was shipped on November 14th. By November 16th my package was in Philadelphia, where I live. Later that morning it was in Bridgeport, NJ. [Wait. What??] By the afternoon, it was back in Philadelphia. [That's more like it.] By the 17th, it was in The Bronx, NY. [WTF??? How in hell did that happen?] Well, Ancestory.com ships via UPS Mail Innovations ...