Sunday, December 21, 2008

4 of seven

For those of you who speak astrology:

I have 6 planets in Leo, and 8 in the 11th house.

And a bonus fact: My middle name, Diane, was given to me because in the year I was born there was a hurricane named Diane. Those were the days when you could get more than halfway through the hurricane season and still only be up to "d" in the naming convention. I don't think people should name their children after natural catastrophes. And if they do, they should make up a nicer story to explain their choice.

Enjoy the solstice.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I asked my mother why my names were chosen. Apparently, not for any commemorative reason! I was a little hurt that I'd been given names of no significance, not even a disaster!So I turned to mythology and felt a little better ;)


chaidd is today's wv. In Welsh that would be pronounced Kythe like scythe and probably mean nothing to Druids!

Anonymous said...

'chaidd' feels like a verb. My list is a little short on things that might be verbs. "Tosypsip" has possibilities, because it already seems conjugated,irregularly conjugated, but conjugated.

I reently rqan across the story of the Welsh saint Melangell (of the hares). Forgetting it was a WELSH name I thought it might be pronounced "Mel" like my name, plus "angel" like the celestial beings. Surprise -- it's mel ENG ethl. It would have taken a long time for me to guess that on my own.

wv: paildle
this feels like verb, past tense

daviddrawsandpaints said...

Just recovering from my solstice celebrations and all that Elderberry wine - first glass tastes like hell then the next is pure heaven!

David means 'beloved' in Hebrew.