Category Archives: name

Aug22

is it time for a name tag or tattoo?

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yesterday i replied to my funny blogging friend from wisconsin

midwest mark at mark my words

https://wordpress.com/reader/feeds/132543474/posts/5777286675

who wrote about using funny fake names when making reservations

he asked if anyone else did this

which reminded me that i sometimes

use other names when ordering coffee

because for some reason

people often seem to get my name wrong

‘beth’ becomes: ben, seth, beck, bet, betty, etc.

am I not articulating well?

is it my fault that my parents

gave me such a complicated name?

with so many letters?

sometimes they ask me to spell it

B. E. T. H.

 then they say

‘oh, just like it sounds.’

yes.

one time

 I was with my teaching partner

whose name is judy

we each ordered a drink to go

with our own specifications

we each gave our names

when we got our drinks

they read:

‘judy 1’ and ‘judy 2.’

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‘i’ve had my name mispronounced so many times, i’m not even sure i’m saying it correctly.’

-author unknown

Oct12

who?

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if you want a cool pen name, try using the pen name generator below-

mine is:  beatrice hazelton

although,

i did choose another pen name years ago, rebecca hunter

in case i ever wrote romance novels

even used it on a cross-country writing adventure trip

but kept forgetting my pen name

when my friend

 accompanying me as my photographer

called out ‘rebecca…’

sometimes awkward.

rule #1: if you’re going to use a pen name, you have to remember it. 

—

‘i love it when people ask if jennifer weiner is a pen name. um…

if i wanted a pen name i could have done a lot better than this.’

-jennifer weiner, american author

—

What is a great author pen name?

I like Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) because the whimsy of the name reflects the whimsy of his style.

Lemony Snicket isn’t just a pseudonym. It’s also a character. It’s quirky and wonderful that a writer would not just invent a name, but then write himself into his own fictional world. What better way to break the 4th wall than to have the book published under the name of the narrator?

“The name Lemony Snicket originally came from research for Handler’s first book, The Basic Eight. Handler wanted to receive material from organizations that he found “offensive or funny”, but did not want to use his real name, and invented “Lemony Snicket” as a pseudonym.”

 

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credits: greater dayton public televsion, medieval writings, wiki

May19

tartle.

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the photo on the left illustrates my reaction

when running into someone that i’ve met before

and its awkward because i cannot, for the life of me

remember their name

and i just have to say

“great to see you again’

and if i ever have to introduce them to someone else

i just have to introduce the person with me instead

 hoping they’ll pick up the cue and respond with their own name.

for 3 years i called one of my old neighbors ‘phil’

 until another neighbor said

“i don’t know who you’re talking about, do you mean, al?”

“yes, as a matter of fact, i think i do.”

 

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my new perfect word of the day –

‘tartle’ (verb, scots)

(to hesitate while introducing or meeting someone because you have forgotten their name)

Feb17

sweet chaos.

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the perfect product name. 

a little bit of crunch, a little bit of salt

and a unexpected swirl of sweet drizzle.

one that would be so fun to adopt as

a nickname, a profile name, a stage musical, an abba tribute band name,

or even a lifestyle. 

could also describe a holiday gathering.

depending on your family. 

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“experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.”

-oscar wilde

 

Nov16

npr name.

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Public Radio

Always wanted to be a host on public radio but don’t have a name with the international punch of Doualy Xaykaothao, an Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, or even a Daniel Zwerdling? Not to Worry! Enter your name below, and we will suggest a new public radio-friendly version. The rest is up to you..

https://publicradionamegenerator.com/?fbclid=IwAR3sxtvZDijP9daHrrC3rPgtYeBkgO0J5PftDJAZNczdV4SIstqxSTKZ0FU

when i entered my name, here is what was created for me:

Your Public Radio Name is:

Cantara del Barco-Wright

it has a nice ring to it, and i’m kind of liking it.

—

“i only got interested in radio once,

i talked my way into an internship at npr’s headquarters in washington, d.c. in 1978,

having never heard the network on the air.”

*ira glass

 *American public radio personality. He is the host and producer of the radio and television series This American Life and has participated in other NPR programs, including: Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Talk of the Nation. His work in radio and television has won him awards, such as the  Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Radio and the George Polk Award in Radio Reporting. 

Aug13

paraph.

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Paraph

       Part of speech: noun

      Origin: Late Middle French, 15th century

A flourish after a signature, originally as a precaution against forgery.

Examples in a sentence:

“My father’s signature was recognizable because of his ostentatious paraph.”

“I recognized the paraph rather than the signature itself.”

Popularity Over Time:

Borrowed from the French “paraph,” meaning “paragraph,” with both words based on the Latin “paraphus,” meaning “short horizontal stroke.”

Adding a paraph to one’s signature was an early means of attempting to avoid forgery, since the more ornate one’s paraph, the harder the full signature would be to copy. When a notary signs a document of obligation, such as a mortgage or note referring to money owed, the notary’s signature is called a “paraph.” In this context, a paraph is different from a simple signature, because it certifies the document as legitimate.

–
“art is the signature of civilizations.”
-beverly sills

 

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credits: word genius

Dec12

standing in the shadow.

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i love, love that this company thinks my name is ‘betty shade’ kennedy

what a wonderful moniker

i may make betty shade into my alias or a pulp fiction character one day. 

 

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“there stands the shadow of a glorious name.”

-lucan

Aug4

krabby!

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not sure this is the best brand name and marketing plan

or that there was a focus group….

 

 

—

“these were such friendly people, they didn’t notice how crabby we were, and before you knew it everyone was as happy as they were.”

-nora raleigh baskin

Jul10

egotism – usually just a case of mistaken nonentity. – barbara stanwyck

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my name is up in lights

and alas, it tis’nt me

borders no longer

and

dog’s not my partner

but oh, what fun to see

such a name upon

the marquis.

—

i’ll never be mistaken for pat boone.
sal mineo