tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post795870216370964917..comments2023-11-26T17:19:22.499+00:00Comments on RAMBLES FROM MY CHAIR: What is Mary’s name?Scriptor Senexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-32135218998263756952009-01-03T06:38:00.000+00:002009-01-03T06:38:00.000+00:00I changed my name in my thirties - not easy to do ...I changed my name in my thirties - not easy to do at that age. I went from a Clive to a John though I stayed Clive in work. <BR/>I had never liked Clive and I much preferred John.<BR/>But how I would have yelled to stay Clive if some employer had arbitrarily said "From now on you are James. All our chauffeurs are called James!"Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-33467720725297508542009-01-03T03:57:00.000+00:002009-01-03T03:57:00.000+00:00Names are a big deal. My wife renamed me. My new n...Names are a big deal. <BR/><BR/>My wife renamed me. My new name is "Honey." It's not so bad. (Maybe Eve liked her name.) My kids call me Dad. Remember when someone changed your name to Mister? (As in, Mister, can you tell me what time it is?) <BR/><BR/>Later in Genesis, the mom's seemed to name the kids... like when Jacob had children with Rachel and Leah.<BR/><BR/>My sister-in-law changed her own name: from Shirley to Elizabeth. <BR/><BR/>Go figure.<BR/><BR/>(My wife tells me that Irish maids in the US were often called Bridgette, regardless of their given names.)Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070578562535678950noreply@blogger.com