Tears were in my eyes (from laughing) when I got to #10 and "the live ones" Sent from my iPhone On Oct 30, 2010, at 1:40 PM, judy mahaffey <smileson@aol.com> wrote: > CUTE, THIS I WILL PASS ON. > THANKS FOR MAKING ME SMILE TODAY > JUDY > On Oct 30, 2010, at 12:05 PM, listadmiistratordegruyl wrote: > >> >> *The Twelve Steps for Recovering Genealogists * >> >> 1. I admit that I am powerless over my gedcom and that my life has >> become unmanageable >> >> 2. I believe that there is a greater power other than genealogy and >> that it will restore sanity to my life. >> 3. I have made a decision to turn my life over to non-genealogists >> and hope that they will understand me. >> 4. I have admitted to myself and other genealogists that I am >> addicted to my obituary files. >> 5. I vow to no longer discuss "dead people" with my few remaining >> friends in hopes that they will remain my friends. >> 6. I promise to take photographs of things other than tombstones. >> 7. My only source of reading material will no longer be census, >> wills, death certificates and obituaries. >> 8. I will not spend family vacations in out-of-state libraries and >> courthouses. >> 9. Family picnics will no longer be held in cemeteries. >> 10. My family will no longer be referred to as "the live ones." >> 11. My time spent on the Internet will be limited to sites other >> than Rootsweb.com, Ancestry.com and MyGenealogy.com. >> 12. I will carry these messages to other genealogists and practice >> these principles every day. >> >> This is a "discussion" list. Individual messages cannot be assumed >> to be "fact." All data should be verified. >> Be Generous. Share Your Family Research. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DEGRUY-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > This is a "discussion" list. Individual messages cannot be assumed to be "fact." All data should be verified. > Be Generous. Share Your Family Research. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DEGRUY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message