tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post4060666906035031273..comments2024-03-28T08:56:57.555-07:00Comments on STARDREAMING With Sherry Blue Sky: Of Albatrosses and Other Weighty MattersSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-62091066513419769632012-03-14T08:13:42.903-07:002012-03-14T08:13:42.903-07:00Interesting and thoughtful poem.. I do enjoy readi...Interesting and thoughtful poem.. I do enjoy reading it...<br /><br />"What is in a name": name does matter! :DNeineihttp://purple-neni.blogspot.com/2012/03/tomorrow-is-nine.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-66796558294272931632012-02-09T23:11:46.863-08:002012-02-09T23:11:46.863-08:00So, Koko, you dupe us with a title like “Of Albatr...So, Koko, you dupe us with a title like “Of Albatrosses and Other Weighty Matters”, confess that it is “not so weighty”? Strange. Ha ha.<br />“I have the name picked out that I want.<br />It is my grandma's name”<br /><br />First clue.<br /><br />“I have warned my family not to put my married name<br />on my tombstone, or I'll come back and haunt them.<br /><br />I may come back and haunt them anyway,<br />just on general principles”<br /><br />Second clue.<br /><br />Then pup.<br /><br />Third clue.<br /><br />It all fits now. Eureka!echoesofthehillshttp://lorotpoetry.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-61004257619950138442012-01-30T21:19:24.084-08:002012-01-30T21:19:24.084-08:00Quite a number of clever lines mixed in here. Thi...Quite a number of clever lines mixed in here. This mixes a bit of humor with seriousness in a very fine way. And then the zinger at the end...<br /><br />Every now and then,out of the corner of my eye,<br />I see it lurking.<br /><br />Just loved that.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-69462089535972396122012-01-30T16:42:01.162-08:002012-01-30T16:42:01.162-08:00Oh my ... Well first the poem which is a delightfu...Oh my ... Well first the poem which is a delightful take on a difficult topic .... and one close to my heart as well I...keep this mouthful of names and insist on it.... I suppose at some point in time we will all be simply a chosen first name followed by a number with perhaps a suffix attached to flag additional information such as cross referencing with another person.... Until that day we are left with this "albatross" which is more than a flippant Gertrude Stein ...a rose is a rose....and so forth... but rather a critical delineator of identity and history. ( if there is any doubt ask just about any married man how they would feel about having their wife's name upon marriage. Delighted to read <br />this piece that softens the prickliness of this thorny issue...Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-69278282070527192402012-01-30T10:38:51.421-08:002012-01-30T10:38:51.421-08:00Fantastic write! I've also threatened my fami...Fantastic write! I've also threatened my family with coming back to haunt them just because, I don't think it made much of an impression though.Mary B. Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03135589216216151585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-87131117401095107512012-01-30T10:20:52.681-08:002012-01-30T10:20:52.681-08:00I find the photo and the poem are perfectly paired...I find the photo and the poem are perfectly paired .. and as to the name .. there are so many clever one-liners that come to mind but in the end I will tell you I once wanted to change my first name and not tell it to anyone so I wouldnt have to respond when it, the name, was called out ..Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-30063296358494543842012-01-30T09:53:39.212-08:002012-01-30T09:53:39.212-08:00What a wonderful dream, at least in the end! You a...What a wonderful dream, at least in the end! You and Pup will always be together in spirit.<br /><br />It does sound like now is the time to make your name fit "you." Wearing the wrong name is like wearing clothes you're not comfortable in.Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-72231073291311767642012-01-30T09:42:07.657-08:002012-01-30T09:42:07.657-08:00Ah to wear a name that doesn't fit...may this ...Ah to wear a name that doesn't fit...may this be the year you have the one that does...so glad your dream had you and Pup united again.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-28842725576951750222012-01-30T08:39:56.921-08:002012-01-30T08:39:56.921-08:00I smile throughout...I understand wearing a name t...I smile throughout...I understand wearing a name that doesn't fit very well.Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18124188553463117063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-15940964349922333172012-01-29T21:54:49.091-08:002012-01-29T21:54:49.091-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05321514984426181181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-83602811130019748932012-01-29T21:52:50.215-08:002012-01-29T21:52:50.215-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05321514984426181181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-22797534674214215122012-01-29T19:24:41.028-08:002012-01-29T19:24:41.028-08:00Love this, Sherry. I too took my husband's nam...Love this, Sherry. I too took my husband's name and kept it after we divorced, because this is what I realized: the name fit me perfectly. It was HIM that didn't.<br /><br />BTW, I have since remarried, but didn't take my new husband's name. I told everyone it was because I wanted my kids and I to have the same last name. Don't tell anyone, but it was really because the name just suited me. People commented, "oh, you're one of those 'independent' women, huh?" They don't know the half of it. :-)PattiKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894925987580502697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-15705013644086375652012-01-29T17:48:22.501-08:002012-01-29T17:48:22.501-08:00I have issues with my married name too. Bach is m...I have issues with my married name too. Bach is mine, I don't use his in my creative sphere. But now I'm curious...what name have you chosen for yourself? Is it your blog name?Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-16421248464127113722012-01-29T16:22:10.658-08:002012-01-29T16:22:10.658-08:00oh please change your name. it can't be that ...oh please change your name. it can't be that difficult to do or is it? i enjoyed this story ---Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-36450738854537703282012-01-29T09:44:33.213-08:002012-01-29T09:44:33.213-08:00Rallentanda has a good idea about numbers.
In birt...Rallentanda has a good idea about numbers.<br />In birth order in my family, I would be Number One.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-59272496484859011022012-01-29T04:40:25.170-08:002012-01-29T04:40:25.170-08:00I suppose a name is important. Everyone should hav...I suppose a name is important. Everyone should have one they like.<br />I prefer numbers myself:)Rallentandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-65161918678866738302012-01-29T01:52:21.990-08:002012-01-29T01:52:21.990-08:00I smiled at you "coming back to haunt them an...I smiled at you "coming back to haunt them anyway, just on general principles."- brilliant. :-)<br /><br />Change it! Go ahead and just DO it. In the UK it is easy peasy to do - I changed mine! I picked one that felt right and went ahead and did it. <br /><br />A name says a lot and has its own vibration - (look into numerology.) - You owe it to yourself to pick one that feels right and use it. Don't put it off, it is important. <br /><br />What I did was got copies of the legal declaration from one of the many online sites that will tell you how to do it, then filled it in and made an appointment to get it signed, it was minimal cost. <br /><br />Sorry to have rambled! :-)- I hope you at least look into what it would take to do it. <br /><br />Susannah xSusannahhttp://thestreamingnow.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-71807460853427592722012-01-29T01:00:09.110-08:002012-01-29T01:00:09.110-08:00It's such an archaic tradition for the wife to...It's such an archaic tradition for the wife to take the husband's name, and I hesitated long about whether I would do so, and in the end I did, so I'd have the same surname as my children, but when I write, I write as myself.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-9019468343585374342012-01-29T00:35:21.023-08:002012-01-29T00:35:21.023-08:00hehehehe, I like you're idea of coming "b...hehehehe, I like you're idea of coming "back to haunt them anyway, just on general principles." That'll teach 'em!The Unknowngnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310142102993090697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-38539998053165520042012-01-28T21:26:04.966-08:002012-01-28T21:26:04.966-08:00Lovely words....it fits the picture nicely. And ...Lovely words....it fits the picture nicely. And nice dream about you and Pup...you will always find it each other ~ <br /><br />Happy weekend ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-31755658638769097852012-01-28T17:53:54.886-08:002012-01-28T17:53:54.886-08:00I agree. I kept my last when I got married because...I agree. I kept my last when I got married because my last fits me and his doesn't. Love how your little essay fit one of the photos so well.Katerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05645403612156172760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-26294574697739208262012-01-28T16:46:18.621-08:002012-01-28T16:46:18.621-08:00Not only my mother, but her sister and also my sis...Not only my mother, but her sister and also my sister all had their names changed legally. I gather its no big thing. You need the last name one of my friends back in the day had--her name was J___ Bright. ;_)hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-31044716148621652202012-01-28T16:18:29.449-08:002012-01-28T16:18:29.449-08:00I am so glad that you and Pup found one another in...I am so glad that you and Pup found one another in your dream....I think this is a good sign too. I don't blame you for choosing a name that you wish. No one should have a name that doesn't feel right.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-11701809905487583162012-01-28T16:03:01.421-08:002012-01-28T16:03:01.421-08:00Names are important, and everyone has an absolute ...Names are important, and everyone has an absolute right to be known by the name that feels harmonious for them. After all, I legally changed mine years ago, and have never regretted it for one single second.<br /><br />What a dream! it is significant, you know, that you did find him.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-5358586347201428102012-01-28T15:50:13.202-08:002012-01-28T15:50:13.202-08:00You and he will always find each other, you are ti...You and he will always find each other, you are tied by the invisible universal thread. I don't blame you for not wanting a name that you don't like or enjoy having. Good for you for not wanting it on your tombstone. Not for quite some time yet, too!Daydreamertoohttp://daydreamertoo.comnoreply@blogger.com