Last Friday my husband and I were invited to a wine tasting at AT&T Park hosted by his ticket agent. Before the game. She and he have emailed back and forth over the years but this is the first time they’ve actually met (me too). She said he looks nothing like she expected someone named ‘Oscar‘ to look and called him a stud.
the studly Khan eating amazing hot caramel corn at the ballpark.
He is rather studly if I do say so myself.
Anyway, he and I participated in a genome study, and while I’m descended from African/Jews and Vikings – Go Ragnar! – My husband is descended from Genghis Khan. And some Jews.
Image of Genghis Khan. See the resemblance?
According to The Guardian (U.K. Edition) We Owe It All to Superstud Genghis Khan.
“One in every 200 men alive today is a relative of Genghis Khan. An international team of geneticists has made the astonishing discovery that more than 16 million men in central Asia have the same male Y chromosome as the great Mongol leader.
“It is a striking finding: a huge chunk of modern humanity can trace its origins to Khan’s vigorous policy of claiming the most beautiful women captured during his merciless conquest.”
This is why my daughters have such high cheekbones and almond-shaped eyes.
From everything I’ve read, the Mongols were an unusually robust people, known for their physical and sexual prowess and good teeth. In our family we have good teeth. Won’t go into detail regarding the prowess…
Anyway, author Conn Iggulden has me obsessing about the Mongol conquest of Asia, the Middle East and large swathes of Eastern Europe. I’m even dreaming about Genghis, his brothers, his sons and his grandsons. No… it’s not what you think. Get your mind out of the gutter, Tom. I’m dreaming about their power and might, their unrivaled ambition and incredible gift for military strategy. And their reputation for ruthlessness.
If you are dreaming about fictional characters, you know for damn sure it’s good fiction!
I’m urging you– read these books in order:
Wolf of the Plains.
Lords of the Bow.
Bones of the Hills.
Empire of Silver.
Conqueror.
They are going on my list of Books You Should Read in Addition to Mine.
My favorite quote: “It is not sufficient that I succeed– all others must fail.” Genghis Khan. Gives me chills.
Speaking of books… I will be toying with the prices of all my self-pubbed books over the next few months so pay attention.
Updates:
Jake is doing better. He appears to be back to normal but I’m still a worry-wort. I’m terrified he’ll be one of the GSDs who gets that awful back disorder. Because you know me, I borrow trouble.
