Saturday Challenge: Rootin' Tootin' True Confessions

From another old GeneaMusings:

Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible! music) is to:

1)  Mary Harrell-Sesniak posted a "Rootin' Tootin' True Confessions of Genealogists Quiz" on the GenealogyBank Blog two years ago, and invited readers to answer the 50 questions.  She also provided a score sheet.

2)  For this week's SNGF, let's answer her questions and see how we score.

Here's mine:

1. _x_Gone to sleep reciting details about ancestors?    Better than counting sheep!
2. _x_Photographed more than 20 tombstones?    In one cemetery right?
3. __Had an ancestral chart, family photo, coat of arms, ship of immigration (or similar) professionally printed or framed?    
4. _x_Figured out your kinship to someone famous?   It’s fun!
5. __Solved a stranger’s dead-end mystery for free?    Not yet, but I’ve helped make progress on some.
6.  __Considered consulting a psychic about genealogy?   No.
7. _x_Taken a selfie in a graveyard or hugged a tombstone?  A time or two.
8. _x_Probed the ground or used a divining rod to locate a missing tombstone?   Yes, some stones are just under the surface.
9. __Written your own obituary
10. __Created a birth, marriage or death notice (obit) for an ancestor who didn’t have one?  
11. _x_Eschewed the sunshine for valuable library/research time (or met the dawn while tracing your family tree)?  Sunshine is over-rated. Especially when you burn easily!
12. _x_Celebrated a birthday, marriage or commemorative event of a deceased forebear?  
13. _x_Rescued (i.e., purchased) photos, medals or similar objects of someone not related to you?   
14. __Reunited lost artifacts with living relatives?  
15.  _x_Centered a vacation around genealogy?  Isn’t that what vacations are for?
16. _x_Traveled to meet a newly discovered cousin whom you met through genealogy research?   Well, meet at conferences counts- right?
17. _x_Tested your DNA?  
18. __Paid for others to get their DNA tested?  
19.  _x_Worn clothing (t-shirts, jackets, hats) emblazoned with genealogy surnames, slogans, society names, etc.?  Let’s not forget totes and keychains!
20. __Upon their leaving the nest, converted your child’s bedroom (or personal space) into a genealogy room?   No kids to get in the way.
21. _x_Spent more on genealogy in a month than groceries?  Of course, which is more important?
22.  _x_Collected odd records in the name of genealogy (for example, taxes)?   Mortgage receipts, tax lists, leases…
23. _x_Added margin notations in books (error corrections, enhanced details)?  Only ones I own.
24. _x_Mapped a forebear’s traipsings?  On paper, in my head, followed the trails…
25.  _x_Traveled more than 100 miles for research (library, court house)?  They all didn’t live close by!
26. __Purchased something that belonged to an ancestor or that has his/her name on it (photo albums, homesteads, lineage society pins)?  We tried once, but were outbid.
27. __Participated in a reenactment related to your ancestry?  
28. _x_Made something to commemorate genealogy (historical costumes, paraphernalia, needlepoint or model of an immigrant ship, painting, genealogy quilt)?  A few cross stitch of historical places.
29. _x_Joined more than five lineage or genealogy societies?  Not going to count them.
30. __Overlaid an ancestor’s photo on that of a living person to identify a doppelganger (look-alike)?  
31. _x_Downloaded, emailed or shared genealogy jokes?  Who hasn’t?
32. _x_Purchased a book with only a small reference to your ancestry (100 words)?  Hoping to find others as well…
33. __Mentioned genealogy in your will?  
34. _x_Studied old handwriting or consulted with a handwriting expert so that you can read old documents?  Have several books and articles about it.
35. _x_Made a gen-tote of gadgets for on-the-go projects (portable scanning, grave cleaning, flash drives, notepads, acid free gloves)?   My knapsack is ready for research at any time!
36. __Taken a handful of dirt or a stone from a place significant to your ancestry?  
37. _x_Diverted a mealtime conversation to genealogy?  Divert? They often start with that.
38. _x_Initiated conversations about ancestry with complete strangers (outside of a genealogy setting)?  
39. _x_Researched the genealogy of complete strangers?  Maybe not complete- people I’ve heard about from others- old neighbors etc.
40. _x_Transcribed an old document, or more than 500 genealogy records?  Have a few more waiting for me.
41. _x_Joined a dozen or more social media genealogy groups?  Too many!
42. _x_Created a genealogy blog or a public tree (online)?  What are you reading?
43. _x_Published a family history book or distributed genealogy folders amongst the relatives?  Not a book yet, but have sent the files and such around.
44. __Programmed gen-destinations (court houses, cemeteries) into your GPS?  Don’t own one.
45. _x_Taken genealogy courses with the intention of receiving a certificate or other form of recognition?   I have a few certificates.
46. _x_Paid to attend genealogy conferences?  Try to attend at least one a year.
47. _x_Searched surnames on eBay?  Found a few odd things.
48. _x_Scoured thrift or resale shops for genealogical finds?  Have gotten a few orphaned photos.
49. _x_Trespassed in the name of genealogy?  I think a few private cemeteries would be considered trespassing.
50. _x_Dined anywhere but your dining table to avoid disturbing a genealogy project. A time or two.

My score:  36.  I get the "Up and Coming Genealogist Award."  Is that all? 

Scoring
50 points          –           You are awarded the “Rootin’ Tootin’” Genealogy Award!
40-49               –           Hopelessly Hooked Family Historian Award
30-39               –           Up and Coming Genealogist Award
20-29               –           You Probably Took This Quiz Out of Guilt Award
Under 20         –           You Need to Find Another Hobby Award