tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504159935075650335.post770027597614295816..comments2024-02-26T03:19:07.121-05:00Comments on Nattering Chatter: The HutBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11569542345623047891noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504159935075650335.post-85053372416006761792009-04-15T19:38:00.000-04:002009-04-15T19:38:00.000-04:00Just a quick note to tell you that no matter how b...Just a quick note to tell you that no matter how busy I am, when I see a new blog from you, I open it first. I have never been disappointed.dondewsnaphttp://www.principles-of-quality.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504159935075650335.post-38034853756180308632009-04-15T18:38:00.000-04:002009-04-15T18:38:00.000-04:00Yes, you got "mote" right -- but WEARING haggis?! ...Yes, you got "mote" right -- but WEARING haggis?! Wikipedia confirms my recollection that, rather than being wearable, haggis is (at least by Scottish standards) edible. It might be a bit messy if worn. -- EuniceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504159935075650335.post-54451961222031462292009-04-15T14:10:00.000-04:002009-04-15T14:10:00.000-04:00What about Caleb (yes he'll know who we're...What about Caleb (yes he'll know who we're referencing should he read your blog)? He labled himself thusly; you may even want to consider a psuedonym to better facilitate the freedom of artistic license (I've no immediate suggestions & will not entertain any unless you're extending invitations).<br />Of course, the "A" touch of god is to exploit the inherent alpha listings advantage (even though phone books are becoming obsolete, it's a hard habit to break).<br />How about A Smote Of God? Now wouldn't that be an interesting twist for a ministry.xzentricity43https://www.blogger.com/profile/01966013533394242409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504159935075650335.post-69772132917242154912009-04-15T12:49:00.000-04:002009-04-15T12:49:00.000-04:00Actually, one can choose one's own name in certain...Actually, one can choose one's own name in certain situations, but with some limitations. <br /><br />For example, you chose Barbara over Barb. You could change that any time you want, if you can convince your friends to use it. <br />I switched from Jon (which I had been all my life) to Jonathon when I started working for a boss named John.<br />My friend Liz from high school went to college and switched to Beth (and boy did that throw me off)<br />I have two friends and a cousin who go by their middle names because they don't like their first names.<br />Then of course there are all the people who simply go by their surname for one reason or another.<br /><br />Of course, those are all just cases where we choose a variation on the name given by our parents. There are some times when you can pick something completely different:<br /><br />Actors will take a screen/stage name, authors have pen names, etc.<br />Witnesses in the Protection program probably have some choice.<br />But those are trying to hide their identity.<br /><br />I went to college with a guy named Moose. He told us the story of how he got the name in high school, but he might have made that up. Perhaps he simply decided he wanted to be called Moose, and told us all to go with it. You can do that when you meet new people.<br /><br />I chose the name you see attached to this post, about a year after I met the people who use it. Nope, my parents were not Mr. and Mrs. di Calabria. <br />Mine is a bit of an odd case - I'm in a Middle Ages recreation group (the Society for Creative Anachronism) so I got to make up a persona and choose a name. Now, everyone in the group calls me Lorenzo. Most of them don't know any other name to call me. Even some people outside the group call me Lorenzo, just because they like it better or they heard it first.<br /><br />I guess when all is said and done, you can call yourself whatever you want, as long as you can get others to go along with it.<br /><br />Ye gads, that was long. Sorry about that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05167623841596868654noreply@blogger.com