The prompt for the 51st Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy says:
Do you have a relative who was feisty, spoke their own mind, was a bit of a free spirit? Anyone who most people might consider a “nut” on the family tree but you know they really just followed a “different tune?” We all [...]

I just read this blog post by Jessica Oswalt on the Jessica’s GeneJournal blog and it got me thinking:
My husband asks me every so often why I do genealogy and frankly I’ve never had a good answer for him.
“I just love it,” I say. “I can’t explain why.”
Well, maybe now I can explain it. [...]