Sunday, January 20, 2013

I'm a Genealogist And I Know It

I'm a beginner and I know it. I'm a hobbiest and I know it. I'm a researcher and I know it. I'm a student and I know it. I'm accomplished and I know it. I'm an apprentice and I know it. I'm an investigator and I know it. I'm an appraiser and I know it. I'm a specialist and I know it. I'm obsessive and I know it. I'm knowledgeable and I know it. I'm unpolished and I know it. I'm skilled and I know it. I'm unqualified and I know it. I'm experienced and I know it. I'm a volunteer and I know it. I'm a learner and I know it. I'm a joiner and I know it. I'm proficient and I know it. I'm an amateur and I know it. I'm capable and I know it. I'm inquisitive and I know it. I'm addicted and I know it. I'm no dummy and I know it.

I am a genealogist and I know it.


11 comments:

  1. Made me laugh and nod my head as I read it - great rhythm here, Jana! Yup - that's a genealogist for sure! Cheers on a great post!

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  2. Oh, very nice. I like it. You know what this reminded me of? That song when I was a kid: "If you're happy and you know it, say Amen!" (clap, clap). We were happy then. We can be happy now. All of us are all of these things.

    Thank you for this cheerful incantation!

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  3. Amen! Got a nice little tune running with these words in my head. You need to set to music.

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  4. I was nodding my head too as I read it. Thanks for sharing. All of it is so true.

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  5. lol - you forgot - I'm crazy and I know it!

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  6. lol - you forgot this line though: I'm crazy - and I know it!

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  7. Thanks for your comments. And Monkey, you are absolutely right! We all have to be a little crazy to spend so much time chasing dead people, don't we??

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  8. Full disclosure here...when I wrote this post I was not in a happy, rhyming mood. I was being completely snarky!

    My point is that I am a genealogist. "You" can say differently because I haven't followed a more formal education process or have the correct letters behind my name.

    It doesn't matter what "you" say. "You" can't stop me and "you" can't bring me down.

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  9. Looks like I'm a genealogist too.

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  10. Looks like I'm a genealogist too.

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