There’s a certain kind of truth that only emerges when you’re sitting on the dog couch. Not your couch, mind you. The dog couch. You know the one. The fur-dusted, sun-warmed, slightly lopsided because a 10-pound dictator dachshund has claimed it as sovereign territory. That one. It’s in […]
What’s the story behind your nickname? My mother named me after my aunt. When they were both young kids, my aunt saved my mother from drowning. I believe that thereafter, my mother not only felt indebted to her but also felt a lot of respect towards her. To […]
Mi chiamano Mimi: What’s in my Mimi-esque name Growing up I was mimi. It was an endearing nickname that sounded younger and hipper than my actual name. Because I was one of very few Hispanic students when I went away to boarding school I no longer […]
Do you ever get tired of calling people by their proper names? Have you worked with someone for over 5 years and you barely remember what their real, passport name is? Maybe you have never known it. Nicknames in the workplace are all the rage these days. Former President […]
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