Wendi,   I wouldn't get to hung up on that "Profession" issue,
because we don't control entry into our ranks, and I think part
of the def. of  Professional is a method of controling entry.

We are business people who research and shuffle papers as
part of that business,  but by the above def. we lack the
ability to be labeled professional by anyone but ourselves.

I wish we did have that ability to limit entry, then the $ 25  CO
searches would be like an ice cube in the hot desert.

George