Thursday, May 25, 2006

names my mother calls me

No bad ones:

Ma in New OrleansI've been Carroll, Mary, Fred, Cameron, Jim, Hardy, Frances, and Edwin. Maybe even Jamie at some point.
But it's about 60% "Carroll" and 40% "Mary," though it might even be closer to 50/50.

On the phone, it's usually "Honey Bun" or "Sugar Plum." When I was young she called me "Sister Sue," which I didn't like at all.

In the mid '70s, I somehow decided I wanted to be called "Frisbee." I know, I know...Jerry laughs, too. Anyhoo, when I got up the nerve to present that idea to my family, they all bursted out laughing! So "Frisbee" didn't go anywhere, much to my disappointment. I think I got over it pretty soon, though.

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