tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post263934192200463502..comments2024-02-15T05:21:17.160-05:00Comments on Lucrative Pain: Meh...Christina RN LMThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-4090229468907132662010-04-29T21:30:09.802-04:002010-04-29T21:30:09.802-04:00Well crap, Shalom! That truly sucks. Bureaucracy i...Well crap, Shalom! That truly sucks. Bureaucracy is the same the world over: stupid and arbitrary!Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-32267326806728121572010-04-29T18:39:03.165-04:002010-04-29T18:39:03.165-04:00The State of New Jersey, as represented by the Mot...The State of New Jersey, as represented by the Motor Vehicle Commission, has declared that I am two people.<br /><br />(I have two cars; one had my first name and middle initial on the reg, the other has only my initials, because that car was transferred in from NY, where they allow you to put a first initial and middle name (which is how I normally sign my name) on a registration. Of course each permutation had a different ID number associated with it. This made for much amusement when I was trying to obtain a copy of the title, by reason of which amusement I missed out on the Cash for Clunkers deals...)Shalomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667927130052597028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-63011339115560747182010-04-01T18:13:02.573-04:002010-04-01T18:13:02.573-04:00Try having a Suffix on your name. Despite the fac...Try having a Suffix on your name. Despite the fact that My legal name includes a suffix (and it's there on my birth certificate and SS card), Federal forms NEVER have a place to put it. Taxes, Social Security apps (I'm in the process of ordering a replacement card), 4473 forms, passport applications, whatever. <br /><br />It makes everything form-related a hassle, because I have to get a hold of a real person (who will answer a phone - tall order with the fed) for them to tell me where I'm supposed to put it. Sometimes it's after my last name, sometimes after the middle. Ugh.John the Texanerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387509912509138934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-69244205753658961672010-03-22T13:27:23.412-04:002010-03-22T13:27:23.412-04:00be603, you chose lovely names for your daughters, ...be603, you chose lovely names for your daughters, indeed!<br /><br />Jim, yup. "Process(ed) cheese food" should be banned. That's why I've never liked so-called American cheese. Ugh.Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-86613991002252558182010-03-22T13:15:22.264-04:002010-03-22T13:15:22.264-04:00Any cheese that is labeled "Cheese Product&qu...Any cheese that is labeled "Cheese Product" or similar (in other words, not labeled as just plain old cheese) sucks. Almost as much as insurance companies and the registry of motor vehicles, as a matter of fact.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-55412947895732573842010-03-21T20:31:32.515-04:002010-03-21T20:31:32.515-04:00Stewie, Stew...
Insisted we not name any girls fo...Stewie, Stew...<br /><br />Insisted we not name any girls for her. A couple grandsons(including my son) and so far one great-grandson got Stewart for a middle name.<br /><br />"Effie" is what my Aunt answers to. Their mum was also Euphemia -- she answered to "Famie." <br /><br />Actually, joking aside, I think Euphemia is a beautiful old name. Just wouldn't wish such a bygone handle on a modern era child. <br /><br />My girls had to settle for "Lindsey, Megan and Shannon." At least there's a wee bit of their ethnic (Scot, Irish, Welsh) heritage showing in those names.be603https://www.blogger.com/profile/16725527391429125225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-38787934458757935342010-03-21T14:32:54.694-04:002010-03-21T14:32:54.694-04:00Did she have a nickname?! At least they are strong...Did she have a nickname?! At least they are strong names, I don't think they're bad at all. "Euphemia", however, is a different story!Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-81873150511173063082010-03-21T10:44:17.940-04:002010-03-21T10:44:17.940-04:00My mum had 3 last names. Stewart Thompson McLean....My mum had 3 last names. Stewart Thompson McLean. <br /><br />Eldest daughter born in 1922 in a small town in Ayrshire. For her first and middle names it was her paternal and maternal grandma's maiden names. <br /><br />People misspelled her first name regularly. We joked it would happen to the day she died. Boy, did we have a good laugh when the programs for her Memorial service came from the printer with it misspelled one last time. lol. She would have laughed with us.<br /><br />Stewart Thompson may not be so bad when you think about. Her little sis' got tagged with "Euphemia."be603https://www.blogger.com/profile/16725527391429125225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-44059299075675140662010-03-21T08:38:19.051-04:002010-03-21T08:38:19.051-04:00Miz Minka, you have my sympathies. My German best ...Miz Minka, you have my sympathies. My German best friend has no middle name, and when she came over here and was doing a little tour of the Southwest, she had difficulties sometimes on check-in at various motels/hotels. And she'd show them her passport, and everything!Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-29288560849697728962010-03-21T00:43:19.114-04:002010-03-21T00:43:19.114-04:00I have no middle name and was using a hyphenated l...I have no middle name and was using a hyphenated last name for many years. PITA indeed! I'm from a German family -- my dad has <i>three</i> middle names, my mom one, and Lil'Sis and I each got none. <br /><br />And you already know my opinion on fat-free cheese! <br /><br />WV: snese<br />Gesundheit!Miz Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14066791877622449156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-70147936099605781312010-03-20T23:45:49.534-04:002010-03-20T23:45:49.534-04:00ZOMG!!! You're ALIVE!!!!!
*whew*
I was worrie...ZOMG!!! You're ALIVE!!!!!<br />*whew*<br /><br />I was worried about you. Can you imagine us as neighbors? The awesomeness of that is overwhelming...Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-7532878098032845592010-03-20T23:38:57.275-04:002010-03-20T23:38:57.275-04:00CHRISTINA!!!! CHRISTINACHRISTINACHRISTINA!!!!
I ha...CHRISTINA!!!! CHRISTINACHRISTINACHRISTINA!!!!<br />I have returned to the land of the living! Funny enough-may also be moving to Texas next year....Dallas area....to work for FEMA. We shall see!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-57693246654145441232010-03-20T22:03:50.277-04:002010-03-20T22:03:50.277-04:00Oh, and thank you, SCI-FI!Oh, and thank you, SCI-FI!Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-87296191884996327002010-03-20T22:03:29.514-04:002010-03-20T22:03:29.514-04:00Oh, of course! Taken individually, they are fine. ...Oh, of course! Taken individually, they are fine. I just don't think they go together very well.Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-10224512246209900302010-03-20T21:49:54.121-04:002010-03-20T21:49:54.121-04:00But they are *nice* middle names...
IMHO, of cour...But they are *nice* middle names...<br /><br />IMHO, of course.SCI-FInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-35369867794862599662010-03-20T21:10:32.365-04:002010-03-20T21:10:32.365-04:00Wing, Vaarok (in his dairy-man wisdom) filled me i...Wing, Vaarok (in his dairy-man wisdom) filled me in on what fat-free cheese is made of. It made me want to vomit. Never again.<br /><br />Buck, I eschew (mostly) artificial sweeteners. But now there's stevia (which has been around for thousands of years, of course), a plant that grows in South America and is a natural, no-calorie sweetener. I use that to sweeten my drinks.<br />It's okay to be negative, ya know...on occasion!<br /><br />Mauser*Girl, that must be a real PITA! Most Americans have middle names, but I do have some German friends with none. The U.S. is not set up to handle N.M.I. folks. I'm sorry! Heh, my middle initials are A.I. (artificial intelligence, *snerk*), and my on-line banking for YEARS declared me to be Christina A. [Lastname], I. I was Christina the First! w00t!<br />Took me forever to straighten that out.Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-32122553355613566192010-03-20T13:29:11.662-04:002010-03-20T13:29:11.662-04:00If it makes you feel any better, I can tell you fr...If it makes you feel any better, I can tell you from personal experience that it's no easier having NO middle name at all.<br /><br />Having previously filled in NONE where the middle name is required on forms, I've found that this has caused some of my paperwork to be entered as Chris N. (last name). WTF? I've also tried N/A as in "does not apply". And have found myself with the middle initials of N. A. DOH. <br /><br />I now just leave it blank and wait for them to ASK me why I didn't fill it in.Mauser*Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574537076084578786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-60101897828697911642010-03-20T13:03:54.691-04:002010-03-20T13:03:54.691-04:00Fat-free ANYTHING is an abomination in my book. D...Fat-free ANYTHING is an abomination in my book. Ditto with "Lite" and "sugar free." Better Living Thru Chemistry only applies to drugs.<br /><br />Shit. There I go, being all negative again. I need an intervention.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-42050363552586642982010-03-20T12:35:53.976-04:002010-03-20T12:35:53.976-04:00Yay for getting to a real live human! NFO nailed i...Yay for getting to a real live human! NFO nailed it. <br /><br />Yeah, fat-free cheese is an abomination on par with Velveta: neither taste nor consistency match real cheese. Enjoy the real good stuff in moderation instead!On a Wing and a Whimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754595334684845895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-66552022249545249262010-03-20T08:29:44.077-04:002010-03-20T08:29:44.077-04:00Buckskins Rule, don't sweat it. She'll lea...Buckskins Rule, don't sweat it. She'll learn to deal with the pain-in-the-assness of it soon enough. ;)<br /><br />And I bet that the names you gave her are at least cool and or beautiful. Mine simply do not go nor flow well together.Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-17414667249899913662010-03-19T23:42:37.321-04:002010-03-19T23:42:37.321-04:00DN3 has two middle names. It seemed like a good i...DN3 has two middle names. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but now that she's 16, we are beginning to see where we should have given it a little more thought.Dave (aka Buckskins Rule)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764864394651709866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-78060264194806834642010-03-19T20:03:10.164-04:002010-03-19T20:03:10.164-04:00Brigid, I have no doubt you are correct! Hyphenati...Brigid, I have no doubt you are correct! Hyphenating, does it make things easier or more difficult?Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-82475996653972213132010-03-19T20:00:05.437-04:002010-03-19T20:00:05.437-04:00With the name Mary-Brigid as my middle name on my ...With the name Mary-Brigid as my middle name on my birth certificate, at least no one asks if I'm Catholic.Home on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-39811533806604402552010-03-19T19:57:18.539-04:002010-03-19T19:57:18.539-04:00Good one, Old NFO...I'll have to remember that...Good one, Old NFO...I'll have to remember that!Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-29557373301496426642010-03-19T19:55:58.201-04:002010-03-19T19:55:58.201-04:00Ah yes, to err is human, to REALLY screw it up tak...Ah yes, to err is human, to REALLY screw it up takes a computer!!!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com