I did a Google search for "Kim Burchett", and I was shocked to discover that not only are there several other people with my name, but Google ranks someone else as the top hit. Therefore, this post is partly an attempt to guarantee myself top billing, partly self-absorbed navel gazing (or voyeurism?), and partly a bid to ensure that people don't confuse me with these other people. Follow along if you like. I expect I'll freak out at least one of my same-named brethren by virtue of the fact that I'm a complete stranger who's talking about them on the internet.
Kim Burchett #1 lived in Tampa, Florida in 1996. She's currently a realtor in Tampa, and owns the kimburchett.com domain name. She might also be the same Kim Burchett who belongs to the Central Baptist Church in Deltona, Florida.
Kim Burchett #2 has a kid named Kevin in Visalia, California.
Another Kim Burchett had a baby named Makayla just one month ago (that link is definitely going to rot soon). I assume she's not also the mother of Kevin because Makayla's father is Scott while Kevin's father is Mike. She might be the same Kim as the one in Florida, but the nursery is in Harlan, Iowa so probably not. Because of this email message I bet she's related to Edward, Marshall, Keith, Garrett, Andrew, and Allen Burchett. The reason I know that these two pages are talking about the same person is because her email address is with fmctc.com, which is a telephone company located in Harlan, Iowa (same place as the nursery). The email also suggests that her husband's last name is Schwery.
Yet another Kim Burchett had a father named Virgil Ray Cavins who died in 1996 in Paintsville, Kentucky. Judging by the Kentucky connection, I bet she's also the Treasurer for the Business and Professional Women's Club and the Chairperson for the Year 2000 5k Run in Glasgow, Kentucky.
There's a Kim Burchett who threw a baby shower for someone named Shannon in December 2002. Pictures available.
There's a Kimberly Burchett who was laid off from AT&T in 1991, in Fairlawn Virginia. She was interviewed about it on WDBJ-7, and recommended that people in her situation go back to school.
And finally, in March 2002, there was a Kim Burchett who served as the Park & Recreation Representative for the Fairfield Community Forest Commission in Fairfield, Ohio.
If you're one of the Kim Burchetts that I've mentioned above, and you're reading this with a sense of dread and horror, just let me know and I'll remove what I've written about you.
Posted on September 17, 2003 07:09 PM
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I've been doing some background reading and research in preperation for a post about your Diamond Wiki project (and other ways of presenting multi(faceted|hierarchal|local) data). It may be a while before I actually get around to putting it up, if I ever even do, but in the meantime...
Have you ever played around with Ted Nelson's ZigZag? Furthermore, have you read his page about the Holm Family demo (http://xanadu.com/zigzag/HolmFamilyDemo.html)? I don't know how well it would work in this case - my admittedly-incomplete knowledge of ZigZag leads me to believe that it works better with already-structured data - but it'd be neat to try.
This kind of random google-hunting is an interesting exercise for faceted information presentation, at least.
Posted by: Gnomon at September 18, 2003 01:51 PMI am a Kim Burchett too. I was born and raised in the Columbus Ohio area. It's strange that there are so many of us out there but the really strange thing is, I was raised in a "small" town and there was another Kim Burchett there too!!!
Pretty cool.
Hi, I also am a Kim Burchett, Kimberly Ann Burchett. My family is from Floyd Co. Kentucky, but my Mom and Dad moved to Mi when she was 8 months pregnant with me. I was born and raised in michigan. It is pretty cool to see all of these people with my name, thanks for showing me this.
Posted by: Kim Burchett (Farley) at March 28, 2005 06:26 AMI'm also a Kim Burchett.....actually Kimberly Anne Burchett. My father's family is from Kentucky......this is all very strange!!! Of course, I'm married now. I would have never guessed that there was another Kim Burchett out there!!!
Posted by: Kim Burchett (now Huschke) at March 25, 2006 08:54 AMHi, I am the Kim Burchett that threw the baby shower. Hi to all Kim Burchett's.. The Kim Burchett from Tampa is probably my cousin.
Posted by: Kim Burchett at May 27, 2006 11:25 PMHey YOU ARE MY NAME! I'm Kim Burchett too Kimberly Ann to be exact. Born in Ohio raised in Tennessee. Married now, but am an Original Burchett
Posted by: Kim at July 18, 2006 09:14 PMThis is so weird...yes, I am Kimberly Jo Burchett from Columbus,Ohio. I think I am the "other" Kim Burchett from the small town that Kim Burchett-Dodge mentioned in Jan. 2005!!! I grew up in West Jefferson and there were two Kim Burchett's. The other Kim was 4 or 5 years younger than me.
Posted by: kimberly jo Burchett, now VanKeuls at August 18, 2006 02:53 PMHello Kims!!!
I am another Kim Burchett, Kimberley Dawn Burchett. Raised in Sneedville, TN; lived most of my adult life in Knoxville, TN and currently living in Nashville, TN.
I am watching a presentation on Adobe Connect (a web conferencing product) and the presenter is Kim Burchett! Is that you?
My Wife is #1 above, The Tampa realtor...
I'm the Kim Burchett that has a son Kevin in Visalia, California. Kevin is going to college in Hawaii (living our dreams) We also have two other sons - Michael Jr. and Nolen. Burchett is my married name - I was a Hannah many years ago. Our son Michael and his wife gave us a grand daughter - Madeline and are expecting another baby. I know Mike's grand parents were from Kentucky - so we are probably related somehow - I think they both had 11 or 12 brothers and sisters (WOW). My son Kevin is the one that told me about this google.
Posted by: Kim Burchett at January 7, 2008 05:34 PMHello, i Dated a kim burchett who lives in memphis, tn she is now 38 born in 1970, a lovely lady,
Posted by: Guy at June 11, 2008 04:51 PM