This is bad

[The F-H.C.A.G.]

question: If you met other board members, would you be offended if they called you by your xmarks name?

second question: Would you respond?

How could I possibly be offended by "Goddess" ? Which is, of course the shortening of my online name. Then again, I have gone through a lot of names in my life, and sometimes I get confused about what to respond to. Born Jennifer Star, I was called Jenny as a child. When we moved when I was 13, I made sure no one called me Jenny anymore (a jenny is a female donkey!). Then when I went to college, I decided to go by my middle name, since pretty much every female born in 1970 is named Jennifer. I have been Star for so long now, that I actually no longer respond to Jennifer (unless it's my mother's voice). My favorite name though is the one that starts with Doctor, since I earned that one!

My youngest sister has a man's name, Dale, for her middle name. It's kind of a tradition in my family now, as my aunt's middle name was Dale as well.

If I ever have a daughter I hope to name he Ophelia Dale, though that might take some convincing of the missus...

Dale, like Devon and Morgan, is not a man's name, and at least it can't be shortened! Keep fighting for the name.

Be well,