Randy Seaver's latest edition of Saturday Night Fun reminded me of a post that I wanted to go back and read. Because I forgot to star it in my RSS reader I had trouble finding it. Thanks to Randy for directing me to The Stardust and Roots Blog where I found "Sears Catalog of Genealogists".
In this humourous post Bart Brenner categorises genealogists. I had a few chuckles as I read through the post and worked out where I and my GeniMates belonged. I encourage other genies to read, enjoy and reflect on this post.
The categories Bart listed were:
1) Albert Einstein model (the academician)
2) Marian the Librarian model (the archivist)
3) Indiana Jones model (the archaeologist)
4) Margaret Mead model (the cultural anthropologist)
5) Frank Buck model (the hunter and tamer)
6) Amelia Earhart model (the test pilot)
7) Ambrose Monk model (the hoarder)
8) Cinderella model (the fairy princess)
9) Steve Jobs model (the technogeek)
I imagine that others would share the difficulty I had in filing myself neatly into one of Bart's boxes. I am affected by the environment and my moods so my approach on a particular day will vary according to these influences.
I am significantly a Steve Jobs model with a big touch of Margaret Mead. My messy overcrowded house indicates I have a strong dose of Ambrose Monk in my makeup.
How about you?
In this humourous post Bart Brenner categorises genealogists. I had a few chuckles as I read through the post and worked out where I and my GeniMates belonged. I encourage other genies to read, enjoy and reflect on this post.
The categories Bart listed were:
1) Albert Einstein model (the academician)
2) Marian the Librarian model (the archivist)
3) Indiana Jones model (the archaeologist)
4) Margaret Mead model (the cultural anthropologist)
5) Frank Buck model (the hunter and tamer)
6) Amelia Earhart model (the test pilot)
7) Ambrose Monk model (the hoarder)
8) Cinderella model (the fairy princess)
9) Steve Jobs model (the technogeek)
I imagine that others would share the difficulty I had in filing myself neatly into one of Bart's boxes. I am affected by the environment and my moods so my approach on a particular day will vary according to these influences.
I am significantly a Steve Jobs model with a big touch of Margaret Mead. My messy overcrowded house indicates I have a strong dose of Ambrose Monk in my makeup.
How about you?
1 comment:
Fascinating - and yet I'm not really like any of them. To come close to the real me, I'd need to take little bits from several profiles, mix them together and add a large dash of Archivist. :-)
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