Right on, sister!!!<grin> Sher At 03:48 PM 05/07/2010 -0600, you wrote: >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 > >*********** >Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > >Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.439 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2983 - Release Date: 07/05/10 >06:36:00