Many thanks to long-time member Stephen H Goldstein

Some cheer, I hope, for these times, from the Society of Professional Journalists, on T-shirts and coffee mugs years ago:

You know you're a journalist when ...

• at weddings [and at church], you take notes on the sermon.
• you count heds, not sheep. [remember counting headlines, manually?]
• you shoot B-roll for your vacation video.
• your pets are named "Em," "Bodoni," "Pica" and "Spike." [If you don't know these terms, you're too young.]
• you use a car wreck as a photo opportunity.
• you're not a social drinker. All drinking is work-related. [If you remember these days in the newsroom, you're OLD.]
• LensCrafters needs more than an hour for your glasses.
• you grab the AP Stylebook on your way to church because you believe it's more accurate than the Bible.
• you can tell every time someone else makes a mistake.
• you get nothing done unless you're on deadline.
• your favorite show is anything on C-SPAN.

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Top 10 reasons for being a journalist: