Do you have a nickname? I do (duh), I have been called Sparky off and on for a couple of decades by old friends who should be old enough to forget something once in a while. I use to grumble about being called Sparky. Once, I was having lunch with an old, old, old friend. She called me Sparky in front of a waitress then proceeded to go into this long story how I got the name and why it is perfect for me in so many ways. I was annoyed and felt embarrassed. The sad tale follows and you can let me know if you think I was aptly marked/Sparky, Sparky’s Notes. More here.
Question: Do you have a nickname that has stuck with you since youth?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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