Category Archives: Family

Reflections on When the World Turned Upside Down

Posted on April 22, 2024 by The Retiring Sort

Carpe Diem. A few months ago, my world stopped rotating on its normal axis. For a heartbeat, everything stopped, and then it all turned upside down. On January 7th, the amazing man I married more than 54 years ago suddenly … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Ruminations | Tagged Carpe Diem, family, Life Events | Leave a comment

DNA Ethnicity Test Result Reliability – It’s All About Expectations

Posted on January 18, 2018 by The Retiring Sort

Around Thanksgiving, I went to lunch with a group of childhood classmates. During a lull in the conversation, one of them asked – “Hey, who here has done their DNA?” A number of us raised our hands. His next question … Continue reading →

Posted in DNA, Family, Genealogy, Genetics | Tagged lifestyle, Technology | 7 Comments

Chasing Family – Online Family Trees: To Post or Not to Post?

Posted on August 23, 2017 by The Retiring Sort

SPOILER ALERT – This post relates to the hobby of Genealogy. I’ve been at this genealogy thing in one way or another for about 25 years now. I worked full-time for many of those years, so it was an … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Genealogy, Technology | Tagged Ancestry, Family Tree, Privacy | 4 Comments

Chasing Family… Down a Rabbit Hole and Up a Tree

Posted on March 6, 2017 by The Retiring Sort

I haven’t regularly posted to this blog for a while. Life gets in the way sometimes, but since this week marks my 5-year “blogoversary” I’m inspired to jump back in. I’ve recently had eye surgery, and the world is literally … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Family, Genealogy, Recreation, Ruminations | Tagged Ancestry, Family History, Genealogy | 6 Comments

The Giving Season and the Thoughtful Giver

Posted on December 1, 2015 by The Retiring Sort

It’s that time of year again. Since before Hallowe’en, US stores have been sneaking Christmas items onto their shelves. Blue and silver Hannakuh wrapping paper and red and green Christmas candies have appeared everywhere, and seasonal music has begun playing … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Faith, Family, Finances, Giving Back, Ruminations | Tagged Charity, Donations, Giving Tuesday, Holiday Giving | 2 Comments

The Value of Connections – MS Awareness Week

Posted on March 2, 2015 by The Retiring Sort

Well, I signed on to my blog to do this post, and as it happens, today is the 3rd anniversary of the registration of this blog! It hardly seems possible. In that time, there have been days when I spent … Continue reading →