Category Archives: Family

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Where there’s a Will… Why Everybody Needs a Plan – Part 3

Posted on August 28, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

This month, a friend of a friend suddenly lost her husband. In the days that followed, my friend and another buddy circled the wagons and, along with the new widow’s family, offered their support to her. Friends are wonderful at … Continue reading →

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