tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636451269030143582.post4555536873720452010..comments2012-12-13T13:10:57.879-08:00Comments on Barak or Barack?: One year in ...Lord Zimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09472215278305032974noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636451269030143582.post-26805216399157166432010-11-12T09:17:53.771-08:002010-11-12T09:17:53.771-08:00This blog is fabulous! I want to know more. I want...This blog is fabulous! I want to know more. I want to hear all the different ways you deal with this daily. NO pressure or anything.<br /><br />And I agree about the notion about writing for fun (and free) when you are a professional writer. I feel the same way. As a professional journalist, it seems almost self-indulgent to share my thoughts just because I want to and yet sometimes when I do, I get such tremendous feedback!<br /><br />Love this blog, really. Keep going! As a friend of Trish Nelson, who sent me your link, I think you are on to something here! And I can't wait for your next post.Alison Woohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776730041530955320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636451269030143582.post-53783388699278427682009-11-02T17:20:52.073-08:002009-11-02T17:20:52.073-08:00The next step is obvious. Stop fighting fate, des...The next step is obvious. Stop fighting fate, destiny, and mnemonics: change your legal name to Barack Zimmerman. You'll be able to say, "Yes, like the most powerful man on earth" and add, with a winsome half-smile, "My father was a Swahili scholar. He dated Lieutenant Uhura for several years." <br /><br />Or if you're feeling all culturally committed, change it to "Baruch". But then you'll go around saying for the rest of your life, "Yes, like the college."Richard Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17002041122058330160noreply@blogger.com