-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [SCGSI] Thoughts On Genealogy Resent-Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 13:37:11 -0600 *Thoughts On Genealogy* Genealogy: Tracing yourself back to better people. I trace my family history so I will know who to blame. Can a first cousin, once removed, return? Searching for lost relatives? Win the lottery! Do I even WANT ancestors? Genealogy: Where you confuse the dead and irritate the living. Every family tree has some sap in it. Friends come and go, but relatives tend to accumulate. Genealogists never die, they just lose their roots. Genealogy: A haystack full of needles. It's the threads I need. Heredity: Everyone believes in it until their children act like fools. I think my family tree is a few branches short of full bloom. Theory of relativity: I f you go back far enough, we're all related.