tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post4953357997730838416..comments2024-02-25T23:58:14.990-08:00Comments on Greta's Genealogy Bog: The Junk in My YardGreta Koehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-74132243404793363332011-06-09T12:51:30.960-07:002011-06-09T12:51:30.960-07:00Excellent analogy. Come to think of it, I do belie...Excellent analogy. Come to think of it, I do believe I have become my father as well. Only it was not cars for him it was other kinds of stuff.Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-52043385376197634992011-06-05T11:20:55.835-07:002011-06-05T11:20:55.835-07:00Jennifer and Cheryl - Yeah, it took me a while to ...Jennifer and Cheryl - Yeah, it took me a while to figure it out - and I'm just glad I'm not the only one!<br /><br />Shasta - That was the key to how I figured it out - oh, yeah, Dad's aim wasn't to fix the cars, it was to have fun!<br /><br />Dee - Definitely! I'd love to see that; the T-shirt could be "My ancestors are like cars in the yard ... you keep on tinkering, but they're never 'just right'"!<br /><br />Liz - It took me a long time to figure out why so many of my projects are unfinished....Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-12894724939147814052011-06-05T09:24:24.128-07:002011-06-05T09:24:24.128-07:00Love your post, Greta! I'm a "flit"...Love your post, Greta! I'm a "flit"-er, too. That could be why I never actually get anything "finished"! LOLLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10022611712765114470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-31942760452595000872011-06-05T08:37:26.658-07:002011-06-05T08:37:26.658-07:00I love this.
Such an apt description.
We may hav...I love this.<br /><br />Such an apt description.<br /><br />We may have enough candidates here for a club...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-32532831867741165482011-06-04T08:44:49.012-07:002011-06-04T08:44:49.012-07:00That's exactly how I approach my genealogy - i...That's exactly how I approach my genealogy - it has to stay fun instead of a serious dull project.Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-44229397561160414352011-05-28T22:35:55.204-07:002011-05-28T22:35:55.204-07:00I think you hit the nail on the head for most of u...I think you hit the nail on the head for most of us, Greta!Cherie Cayemberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748187506552981093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-73806325575717820432011-05-28T19:16:33.711-07:002011-05-28T19:16:33.711-07:00Thank goodness you have finally diagnosed us!Thank goodness you have finally diagnosed us!Jennifer Sepulvadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167830746219581066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-4408867726778024852011-05-28T18:50:27.445-07:002011-05-28T18:50:27.445-07:00pugbug - glad to give occasion for a laugh!
Diana...pugbug - glad to give occasion for a laugh!<br /><br />Diana - Yeah, I'm not sure whether thinking about my scraps of paper, etc. as pieces of machinery makes me feel better or worse about them....<br /><br />Carol - Hah! I keep hoping I'll have a tractor there somewhere....<br /><br />Heather - Oh, yes, it's definitely related to genealogy ADD and sometimes can overlap with it. I think genealogy ADD also includes times when you actually are focusing on one family, but you still keep hopping from one database to another.<br /><br />Susan - But often working on someone else's car parts is a most welcome distraction - especially when we are having a hard time deciding which of our own projects we ought to be working on...<br /><br />And as to where the parts ended up, I believe they may have stayed at our house in Highland, CA, though by the time we left they may have gone to the junkyard or to some of my Dad's friends. Sure hope one of my daughters takes a liking to my junk....<br /><br />Debbie and Denise - So glad you enjoyed it!Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-57676237785883785142011-05-28T11:00:26.478-07:002011-05-28T11:00:26.478-07:00LOVE IT!LOVE IT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-73212154846858325452011-05-28T09:23:32.567-07:002011-05-28T09:23:32.567-07:00Ditto... just, ditto. All I can say to this post....Ditto... just, ditto. All I can say to this post.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09823540147699246264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-83145736104940691002011-05-28T08:20:44.735-07:002011-05-28T08:20:44.735-07:00Perfect! You are the mistress of analogies, Greta....Perfect! You are the mistress of analogies, Greta. It surely doesn't help that we send our own parts off to you to clean and polish. <br /><br />As an editor, I've often thought that reflected my genealogical work - especially cleaning up the research other family members have done. But I like tinkerer better. <br /><br />My only fear - what happened to all those pieces in your father's yard? Did they end up in the hands of another tinkerer? Or the junk yard? And should we even care if once we're gone no one else wants to tinker?Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-10071478544091179652011-05-28T08:20:00.048-07:002011-05-28T08:20:00.048-07:00This sounds very much like my genealogy ADD! I lik...This sounds very much like my genealogy ADD! I like the idea of a tinkerer. I also totally understand why it may never be appropriate for me to be a professional genealogist. I love the ability to pick and choose my tasks without any real sense of direction. My everyday life is very full of regiment...the randomness that is my genealogy hobby is actually very relaxing. But, like you, I also have too many cars in the yard!Heather Kuhn Roelkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247311735034470203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-35932303833957455672011-05-28T08:18:16.674-07:002011-05-28T08:18:16.674-07:00Got parts??
YEPPPER, I do!
Very cute post!Got parts??<br /><br />YEPPPER, I do!<br /><br />Very cute post!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-36301014592366650082011-05-28T08:07:13.231-07:002011-05-28T08:07:13.231-07:00What a great analogy!! And how wonderful to conne...What a great analogy!! And how wonderful to connect it to great stories about your Dad. Also, thanks for making me feel better about the '“parts” strewn all over my desktops'<br /><br />Think I'll do some tinkering this afternoon :-)Diana Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954839264299339937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-11098955787869961842011-05-28T08:02:14.904-07:002011-05-28T08:02:14.904-07:00You made me laugh--and recognize myself. Right on ...You made me laugh--and recognize myself. Right on the money!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519895209103937190noreply@blogger.com