Phil Grass 👊🇪🇺🕊️
@philgrass.bsky.social
🇬🇧/🇩🇪 Doing stuff badly since 1965, 48%er, Parent, Hausmann, ex-IT Project Mgr, Gin tester, 🧬PgCert Genealogist.
Yesterday I was in hospital for my annual check-up. Saw this poster inviting Medical students for a week of Pre-Christmas viewings of live operations (while enjoying a glass of warm Glühwein)😮
I still can’t decide if this is a real thing or some brilliant joke I don’t understand 🤷♂️
I still can’t decide if this is a real thing or some brilliant joke I don’t understand 🤷♂️
December 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Yesterday I was in hospital for my annual check-up. Saw this poster inviting Medical students for a week of Pre-Christmas viewings of live operations (while enjoying a glass of warm Glühwein)😮
I still can’t decide if this is a real thing or some brilliant joke I don’t understand 🤷♂️
I still can’t decide if this is a real thing or some brilliant joke I don’t understand 🤷♂️
This is a beautifully presented graphic from the Paper.
(Fig. 3 - Graphical representation of the inferred human population history of southern Africa).
(Fig. 3 - Graphical representation of the inferred human population history of southern Africa).
December 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This is a beautifully presented graphic from the Paper.
(Fig. 3 - Graphical representation of the inferred human population history of southern Africa).
(Fig. 3 - Graphical representation of the inferred human population history of southern Africa).
Today Mrs K-G and I paid homage to the Salian kings of Germany at their spiritual home in Speyer. The Kaiserdom, began in 1030 under Conrad II, is the largest remaining Romanesque church and a UNESCO world heritage site.
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today Mrs K-G and I paid homage to the Salian kings of Germany at their spiritual home in Speyer. The Kaiserdom, began in 1030 under Conrad II, is the largest remaining Romanesque church and a UNESCO world heritage site.
Wish me luck, I’m hoping to get WGS 🧬
FWIW. Probably not a bad idea to get retested at MH. My current results are a transfer from a very early chip from Ancestry.
Also, it’s good that MH do collection in 🇩🇪, so no problems sending packages to the 🇺🇸
FWIW. Probably not a bad idea to get retested at MH. My current results are a transfer from a very early chip from Ancestry.
Also, it’s good that MH do collection in 🇩🇪, so no problems sending packages to the 🇺🇸
November 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Wish me luck, I’m hoping to get WGS 🧬
FWIW. Probably not a bad idea to get retested at MH. My current results are a transfer from a very early chip from Ancestry.
Also, it’s good that MH do collection in 🇩🇪, so no problems sending packages to the 🇺🇸
FWIW. Probably not a bad idea to get retested at MH. My current results are a transfer from a very early chip from Ancestry.
Also, it’s good that MH do collection in 🇩🇪, so no problems sending packages to the 🇺🇸
🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃
I was wanting to write something scary like “Mixed ethnicity families in British Tv Ads”, but it didn’t fit🤦♂️, so I just went with IRUME😀
I was wanting to write something scary like “Mixed ethnicity families in British Tv Ads”, but it didn’t fit🤦♂️, so I just went with IRUME😀
October 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃
I was wanting to write something scary like “Mixed ethnicity families in British Tv Ads”, but it didn’t fit🤦♂️, so I just went with IRUME😀
I was wanting to write something scary like “Mixed ethnicity families in British Tv Ads”, but it didn’t fit🤦♂️, so I just went with IRUME😀
Hi #Genhour, bit late but nevertheless. I’m still cleaning up my wife’s side of the family tree. This week I’ve been working on the Langnese/Langnäse (Longnose) side.
(Image somewhat related😀)
(Image somewhat related😀)
October 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Hi #Genhour, bit late but nevertheless. I’m still cleaning up my wife’s side of the family tree. This week I’ve been working on the Langnese/Langnäse (Longnose) side.
(Image somewhat related😀)
(Image somewhat related😀)
Temporary Profile Pic - not at all AI generated. Perhaps I should run for President 😀
October 23, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Temporary Profile Pic - not at all AI generated. Perhaps I should run for President 😀
Also a few interesting snippets from the blog.
1. MH will "re-phase, re-impute and re-match" all existing results (see screenshot)
2. As suspected the WGS is 2x coverage, i.e. "each position in the genome is read twice on *average*", with imputation to fill in the blanks.
1. MH will "re-phase, re-impute and re-match" all existing results (see screenshot)
2. As suspected the WGS is 2x coverage, i.e. "each position in the genome is read twice on *average*", with imputation to fill in the blanks.
October 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Also a few interesting snippets from the blog.
1. MH will "re-phase, re-impute and re-match" all existing results (see screenshot)
2. As suspected the WGS is 2x coverage, i.e. "each position in the genome is read twice on *average*", with imputation to fill in the blanks.
1. MH will "re-phase, re-impute and re-match" all existing results (see screenshot)
2. As suspected the WGS is 2x coverage, i.e. "each position in the genome is read twice on *average*", with imputation to fill in the blanks.
You have to chuckle at the subtitling from the Times. I wonder what makes the French police *think* the thieves used an extendable ladder to reach the first floor. 🤔
October 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
You have to chuckle at the subtitling from the Times. I wonder what makes the French police *think* the thieves used an extendable ladder to reach the first floor. 🤔
The disk is on display in the Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte Halle (Saale), which is one of the best/favourite museums I’ve ever visited 👍
October 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The disk is on display in the Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte Halle (Saale), which is one of the best/favourite museums I’ve ever visited 👍
There’s a good reason @barbaraagrass.bsky.social and I have spent the last couple of days driving back and forth across the width of Germany. 😀
We went to see the fabulous #NebraSkyDisk, one of the earliest (c.1800 BC) depictions of astronomical phenomena linking lunar and solar cycles.
We went to see the fabulous #NebraSkyDisk, one of the earliest (c.1800 BC) depictions of astronomical phenomena linking lunar and solar cycles.
October 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
There’s a good reason @barbaraagrass.bsky.social and I have spent the last couple of days driving back and forth across the width of Germany. 😀
We went to see the fabulous #NebraSkyDisk, one of the earliest (c.1800 BC) depictions of astronomical phenomena linking lunar and solar cycles.
We went to see the fabulous #NebraSkyDisk, one of the earliest (c.1800 BC) depictions of astronomical phenomena linking lunar and solar cycles.
The disk is on display in the Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte Halle (Saale), which is one of the best/favourite museums I’ve ever visited 👍
October 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The disk is on display in the Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte Halle (Saale), which is one of the best/favourite museums I’ve ever visited 👍
Guten Morgen from Sachsen-Anhalt
October 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Guten Morgen from Sachsen-Anhalt
And the M&S plastic bag they were in is probably the same vintage.
October 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
And the M&S plastic bag they were in is probably the same vintage.
The only thing that looks "accurate" is the Ancestral Journeys. This map of my Paternal side is correct.
October 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The only thing that looks "accurate" is the Ancestral Journeys. This map of my Paternal side is correct.
So the 2025 Ancestry Heritage Update has, erm, dropped. A great chance to add new regions I don't have ancestors from. The East Midlands and West Midlands might be this years Welsh DNA, but good to see that I'm also getting South Wales and Leinster.🤦
October 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
So the 2025 Ancestry Heritage Update has, erm, dropped. A great chance to add new regions I don't have ancestors from. The East Midlands and West Midlands might be this years Welsh DNA, but good to see that I'm also getting South Wales and Leinster.🤦
Reluctantly went on Fb today and saw these two great graphics from Dave Vance (GM at ftDNA). These show the yDNA and mtDNA haplotrees. Admittedly you can't do much with these images, apart from go oohhh.
October 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Reluctantly went on Fb today and saw these two great graphics from Dave Vance (GM at ftDNA). These show the yDNA and mtDNA haplotrees. Admittedly you can't do much with these images, apart from go oohhh.
Nothing is more “Back-Endish” than making green tomato chutney (before and after photos for effect 😀)
Also, somehow not everybody is as happy as I am about the wonderful aroma of vinegar and cloves floating around the house 😬
Also, somehow not everybody is as happy as I am about the wonderful aroma of vinegar and cloves floating around the house 😬
October 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Nothing is more “Back-Endish” than making green tomato chutney (before and after photos for effect 😀)
Also, somehow not everybody is as happy as I am about the wonderful aroma of vinegar and cloves floating around the house 😬
Also, somehow not everybody is as happy as I am about the wonderful aroma of vinegar and cloves floating around the house 😬
Time to say farewell to my Win 2000 install diskette, the last of its kind 😢
October 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Time to say farewell to my Win 2000 install diskette, the last of its kind 😢
You say Cianti, I say Shandy 😀
Watching the film adaptation of the fabulous book “Remains of the Day” and spotted this bizarre subtitling error. Clearly A beer and lemonade drink isn’t as well-known as it should be. 🍺
Watching the film adaptation of the fabulous book “Remains of the Day” and spotted this bizarre subtitling error. Clearly A beer and lemonade drink isn’t as well-known as it should be. 🍺
September 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
You say Cianti, I say Shandy 😀
Watching the film adaptation of the fabulous book “Remains of the Day” and spotted this bizarre subtitling error. Clearly A beer and lemonade drink isn’t as well-known as it should be. 🍺
Watching the film adaptation of the fabulous book “Remains of the Day” and spotted this bizarre subtitling error. Clearly A beer and lemonade drink isn’t as well-known as it should be. 🍺
I see Ancestry are readying a 2025 update to their Ancestral Origins report. This will include new "Macro-regions"
Personally, I prefer the Places feature at dnapainter.com. If you can research your ancestors back a "reasonable number" of generations it gives you a much better feel (Caveats apply!)
Personally, I prefer the Places feature at dnapainter.com. If you can research your ancestors back a "reasonable number" of generations it gives you a much better feel (Caveats apply!)
September 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I see Ancestry are readying a 2025 update to their Ancestral Origins report. This will include new "Macro-regions"
Personally, I prefer the Places feature at dnapainter.com. If you can research your ancestors back a "reasonable number" of generations it gives you a much better feel (Caveats apply!)
Personally, I prefer the Places feature at dnapainter.com. If you can research your ancestors back a "reasonable number" of generations it gives you a much better feel (Caveats apply!)
Woohoo 🎉 I've finally found an excuse to go to a Genealogy Show (it's near my local Hornbach DIY store and I need a new smoke-alarm 😀)
Next weekend (26th to 28th Sept.) it's the 75. Deutscher Genealogentag 2025 in Frankfurt.
details at: genealogentag.dagv.org/de/startseit...
Next weekend (26th to 28th Sept.) it's the 75. Deutscher Genealogentag 2025 in Frankfurt.
details at: genealogentag.dagv.org/de/startseit...
September 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Woohoo 🎉 I've finally found an excuse to go to a Genealogy Show (it's near my local Hornbach DIY store and I need a new smoke-alarm 😀)
Next weekend (26th to 28th Sept.) it's the 75. Deutscher Genealogentag 2025 in Frankfurt.
details at: genealogentag.dagv.org/de/startseit...
Next weekend (26th to 28th Sept.) it's the 75. Deutscher Genealogentag 2025 in Frankfurt.
details at: genealogentag.dagv.org/de/startseit...
Whoops, I was just checking the Ancestry Trivia and accidentally answered it. I’m now ranked 1775386. 😢
Please send Thoughts and Prayers 🙏
Please send Thoughts and Prayers 🙏
September 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Whoops, I was just checking the Ancestry Trivia and accidentally answered it. I’m now ranked 1775386. 😢
Please send Thoughts and Prayers 🙏
Please send Thoughts and Prayers 🙏