nomenclature

Under Capitalization

By |2012-06-04T10:13:48+12:00June 4th, 2012|Introspection|

I've been over-capitalized. For the past couple of years, I've been in the habit of capitalizing my name wherever it appears online. My Twitter handle is @CAELANHUNTRESS, my signature is always in capitals, and the 'from' field of all emails that people receive says 'CAELAN HUNTRESS' in big, loud letters. My purposes for doing this [...]

The Highland Roots

By |2011-07-18T07:27:59+12:00July 18th, 2011|Family, Introspection|

This weekend, I took my children to The Highland Games, so I could expose them to the community of Scots from whence they came. Indilea loves the idea of cousins. She has always wanted cousins. This weekend, I gave her more cousins than she could count. My children and I all share a middle name: [...]

Bachelor Name

By |2011-01-20T10:37:19+13:00January 20th, 2011|Family|

'MacTavish' is a right noble name.  It's got the clout of a HIghland clan, and the stoutness that comes with healthy peasant genes.  I gave this name up to take the name 'Huntress,' which is being daughtered out. See, my fair wife comes from a clan that has lots of daughters.  The Huntress clan, it [...]

Whats in a name?

By |2010-09-28T15:18:32+13:00September 28th, 2010|Introspection|

I’ve always been rather proud of my google-ability.  When you type your own name into Google, it’s a handy look at your virtual image: this is how other people see you, when they type in your name.  My page looks great: I’ve got total rights to the name, since few Gaels have this specific spelling, [...]

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