tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post914980846749576350..comments2023-10-22T20:53:58.823-04:00Comments on String Too Short to Tie: Family Friday 2vanillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-3635950368883000652011-12-18T19:18:19.759-05:002011-12-18T19:18:19.759-05:00Some of those connections boggle the mind don'...Some of those connections boggle the mind don't they? I had a heck of a time figuring out my greatgrandmother's line until I realized that she married a cousin and then it all made sense.Sharkbytes (TM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08379841586422814410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-83979610405526462392011-12-16T16:37:09.459-05:002011-12-16T16:37:09.459-05:00Grace, I, too, need a scorecard to keep track of t...Grace, I, too, need a scorecard to keep track of the players. I like the “Doctor and Doctor Doctor.” We had a Doctor Docter who practiced at the local hospital, and back in the day of universal paging, it always tickled me to hear the operator page, “Doctor Docter, call 531.”<br /><br />Jim, that made an impact on my thinking.<br /><br />John, or rather, Millionaire, I am sure that you are rich in blessings not measured by the treasury. One couple amongst those hill people, at least according to Dad’s story, couldn’t narrow it down much, so they named their daughter Sarah Alexena Ocadilla Florabelle Lily-of-the-Night Queen-of-the-Dell Ann Marie Lawson.<br /><br />Vee, not sure. It might have not been much different.<br /><br />Rebecca, family stories can be intriguing!<br /><br />Chuck, no, that doesn’t make me my own grandpaw, but there are other stories...<br />Perhaps the power of the name thing works only in the human realm.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-56278253727731047632011-12-16T13:30:04.010-05:002011-12-16T13:30:04.010-05:00I agree with Grace, and would also need to diagram...I agree with Grace, and would also need to diagram those relationships. Does that make you your own grandpaw?<br /><br />Sometimes names work and sometimes they don't. Friends were taking care of a doberman named Assault. I reached out a hand to get acquainted. Assault cringed away from me. Go figure.Secondary Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116234285533139701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-17415655129822705282011-12-16T09:45:33.913-05:002011-12-16T09:45:33.913-05:00Fascinating!Fascinating!Rebecca Mecomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203011427886042637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-90250481160353362092011-12-16T09:01:12.128-05:002011-12-16T09:01:12.128-05:00Wonder what kind of "drawl" you would ha...Wonder what kind of "drawl" you would have acquired had you stayed in Virginia.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222653231278680963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-83575535287483262662011-12-16T08:13:11.412-05:002011-12-16T08:13:11.412-05:00Hi Vanilla,
Must be something to that name thing....Hi Vanilla,<br /><br />Must be something to that name thing. I once knew an attorney whose given name was Laws. And I knew a pastor whose name was Scripture.<br /><br />It's a shame my parents didn't name me Millionaire Cowart.John Cowarthttp://www.cowart.info/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-27892818400520238352011-12-16T07:28:24.836-05:002011-12-16T07:28:24.836-05:00I'm impressed by your link to a man born befor...I'm impressed by your link to a man born before the Civil War. The generations only seem to flip by quickly.Jimhttp://blog.jimgrey.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-15762420617645590672011-12-16T06:19:09.912-05:002011-12-16T06:19:09.912-05:00I can never figure those things out in my head - I...I can never figure those things out in my head - I have to use pen and pencil and draw boxes...one of the delights of my working life was sending out my bosses Christmas and holiday cards - he had a friend who was a doctor whose last name was doctor. So I addressed the envelope - "Doctor and Mrs. Doctor". Then his wife became a doctor so the cards were addressed "Doctor and Doctor Doctor" - made me laugh every year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com