One of the few skill sets I have

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I've discussed this before but I don't have a lot of skills. I'm just kind of mediocre at a lot of things. I may not be the worst but I'm always very far from the best. One of the handful of things that I do semi-decent at is finding people online. I know where to search and how to search. I once found someone's full name and address and past history with only a nickname they went by. I can't do this every time because it really comes down to their online presence and the knowledge I have of them. My husband tells me it's kind of creepy but never seems to have a problem asking me to find information for him. I'm the one who found his biological father and his siblings along with a lot of other information even the family wasn't aware of. I use some of my genealogy skills to help me because while genealogy mostly helps you find information on those who are already dead it can also help you find information on the living too even though the information is fairly limited. I can usually find things like their full name, parents, and state they lived in when they were born. I use FB and google a lot too to help me get information. There are also court sites that you can use to find out if they have any sort of record and sometimes you'll find information in the paper and/or obituaries. You'd be amazed what you can dig up but you just have to have the knowledge of where to start and how. It's not especially difficult but does take a lot of common sense and some common knowledge and the ability to use a computer. Knowing a lot about your state or another states public records helps a lot too because you can find things like home records.