Hi List: This is us!!: - During an ice storm and power outage, you ignore the pleas of your shivering spouse and place your last quilt around that 1886 photograph of dear Uncle George. - Ed McMahon, several TV cameras and an envelope from Publishers Clearing House arrive at your front door on Super Bowl Sunday, and the first thing you say is, "Are you related to the McMahons of Ohio?" - The local genealogy society borrows books from you. - "A Loving Family" and "Financial Security" have moved up to second and third, respectively, on your list of life's goals, but still lag far behind "Owning My Own Microfilm Reader." - A magical genie appears and agrees to grant your any one wish, and you ask that the 1921 census be released on schedule. - More than half of your CD collection is made up of marriage records or pedigrees. - The only film you've seen in the last year was the 1880 census index. - You are the only person to show up at the cemetery research party with a shovel. - You can recite your lineage back eight generations, but can't remember your nephew's name. - You decided to take a two-week break from genealogy, and Canada Post immediately laid off 1,500 employees. - You have more photographs of dead people than living ones. - You introduce your daughter as your descendent. - You plod merrily along "refining" your recently published family history, blissfully unaware that the number of errata pages now far exceeds the number of pages in your original publication. - Your house leans slightly toward the side where your genealogical records are stored. - You've never met any of the people you send e-mails to, even though you're related. - You've not only read the latest GEDCOM standard, but also you understand it. Marg in Rainy, Cold Alberta