tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post7277601982369898788..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: Maggie is 18Kim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-65103911651104849932009-08-29T10:14:51.602+01:002009-08-29T10:14:51.602+01:00Hope - I might just add you to my chrsitmas list :...Hope - I might just add you to my chrsitmas list :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-16325583576176707542009-08-28T23:20:29.755+01:002009-08-28T23:20:29.755+01:00I lived down the street from a boy named Kimball.....I lived down the street from a boy named Kimball...and everyone called him Skip. Go figure.<br /><br />You know I think Kim is a wonderful name. ;)hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-13708436498175332862009-08-28T16:26:00.539+01:002009-08-28T16:26:00.539+01:00Pat - so you never decided to be Patty, or Tricia,...Pat - so you never decided to be Patty, or Tricia, or Trish, or Ptrsh... ?Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-64203460778406278752009-08-28T16:00:25.515+01:002009-08-28T16:00:25.515+01:00Another piece of the jigsaw. What an excellent id...Another piece of the jigsaw. What an excellent idea. I rather wish I'd changed my Christian name as well as my surname when we got married. That's got me thinking:)<br /><br /><br />Oh hi Marty!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-73820013244935833202009-08-27T19:47:24.589+01:002009-08-27T19:47:24.589+01:00Mary - Somewhere out there will be someone who cha...Mary - Somewhere out there will be someone who changed their name from Maggie to Linda, I'm sure :)<br /><br />Tony - OK Pat!Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-80843811391358208882009-08-27T19:08:31.831+01:002009-08-27T19:08:31.831+01:00Tony away!Tony away!mapstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159592046833798019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-89877951746217953362009-08-27T16:39:28.886+01:002009-08-27T16:39:28.886+01:00Ooh, and I was the 18th commenter there!Ooh, and I was the 18th commenter there!Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-77958974444732442452009-08-27T16:39:02.578+01:002009-08-27T16:39:02.578+01:00My husband's got a friend who was named Guy be...My husband's got a friend who was named Guy because his parents felt it was a name that could not be corrupted into a shortened form. Guy has gone through life known to everyone as Yug. We all still call him that, in fact. <br /><br />I personally think Maggie sounds sweeter than Linda, though I do know half a dozen nice Lindas. Happy 18th birthday to Maggie!Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-24143602095656444302009-08-27T15:35:42.481+01:002009-08-27T15:35:42.481+01:00Crabbers - I thought about taking a peudonym, but ...<b>Crabbers</b> - I thought about taking a peudonym, but have worn too many masks in the past. It's much freer using my own name and being myself :)<br /><br /><b>Charlie</b> - so glad you're happy :)<br /><br /><b>Bella</b> - I've found a website called guysnamedkim.com, but I've still to properly meet one in person<br /><br /><b>Z</b> - I think if we choose our own name, other's should respect it too<br /><br /><b>Debra</b> - If I reduced mine to K, it would sound even more like a woman's name :)<br /><br /><b>Savannah</b> - thank you :)<br /><br /><b>Michael</b> - it's a sign of getting older. Once upon a time, we'd bump into people we hadn't seens since school, 3 years before...<br /><br /><b>Mapstew</b> - So I could start calling you Tony then? I always assumed Mapstew was a derivative of Matthew - got that wrong :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-3105312305555927342009-08-27T11:18:00.743+01:002009-08-27T11:18:00.743+01:00Cheers Maggie!
I know many wonderful 'Maggies&...Cheers Maggie!<br />I know many wonderful 'Maggies'.<br />I know one 'Linda'. (shiver!!!)<br /><br />Ma calls me Martin, my other half and my kids and most friends call me Stew, or Stewart. One or two people call me Marty.<br />Bandmates know me as Fred!<br />Bloggers know me as Mapstew.<br />(Martin Anthony Patrick Stewart!)<br /><br />Cheers again Maggie!mapstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159592046833798019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-53498073545547403782009-08-27T10:41:53.900+01:002009-08-27T10:41:53.900+01:00i just got in touch recently with someone i was fr...i just got in touch recently with someone i was friends with in school and hadn't seen for 18 years.michael greenwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160209922644524231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-83343879816282604892009-08-26T16:30:19.486+01:002009-08-26T16:30:19.486+01:00happy (belatedly) name day, miss maggie! ;~D xoxox...happy (belatedly) name day, miss maggie! ;~D xoxoxsavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-53334633314530929102009-08-26T13:56:25.145+01:002009-08-26T13:56:25.145+01:00Maggie she is, and probably always ways. What'...Maggie she is, and probably always ways. What's in a name? A lot. My youngest daughter doesn't have a clue why she was named Hannah; she has called herself many different things over the years, and has now happily settled on Aytch.<br /> Happy 18th to Maggie (plus a few days :-)debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676300309029588465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1492905539336382502009-08-26T08:06:11.181+01:002009-08-26T08:06:11.181+01:00I've had three friends who changed their names...I've had three friends who changed their names with varying degrees of success. I'm all for it - I think that if you don't like your name or it doesn't suit you any more, you should be able to change and it's up to your friends to accept it and respect you enough to use it.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-13277792402705625702009-08-26T00:58:39.737+01:002009-08-26T00:58:39.737+01:00funny when you divorce sometimes you don't wan...funny when you divorce sometimes you don't want people to call you by that "nick"name anymore so off you go to the land of new and people know you by a totally different name! Maggie is a wonderful name! <br /><br />BTW, you're the third guy I've come across named Kim; the two I know on a personal level of course, one a doctor, the other a chemical engineer.Jo ~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14420027837365076239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-9051206935567994252009-08-25T19:03:27.548+01:002009-08-25T19:03:27.548+01:00I'm happy that you're happy that Maggie...I'm happy that you're happy that Maggie's happy with being called Maggie. Happy nameday, Maggie.<br /><br />And if I'd known about the ceremony 18 years ago, I would have ordered up a Druid or two for the festivities.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-66453241263760358712009-08-25T16:35:55.658+01:002009-08-25T16:35:55.658+01:00It is well for it that a majority of us, take a ps...It is well for it that a majority of us, take a pseudo:)<br /><br />For example I "Crabbers " ex " Crabtree" (so surnomé by... B... Daph ...a lady!) my forename is Did. P.... Jean!<br /><br /><br />Long life and a lot of happiness to MaggieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-20949331003824864732009-08-25T10:25:38.281+01:002009-08-25T10:25:38.281+01:00Brave Astronaut - I have no middle name, so have a...<b>Brave Astronaut</b> - I have no middle name, so have always used my first. But although I'm happy enough with my name now, it wasn't always so - see <a href="http://kimayres.blogspot.com/2006/01/boy-named-kim.html" rel="nofollow">A boy named Kim</a><br /><br /><b>Eryl</b> - I think artwork created by a Linda Simpson would be completely different to that created by Maggie Ayres too :)<br /><br /><b>Anna</b> - so easy to make it all up as you go along :)<br /><br /><b>LegalMist</b> - Names are so powerful. I'm always mortified when I forget, or mispronounce someone's name - it's like I've not taken them seriously enough<br /><br /><b>Hope</b> - perhaps I should put in an apology at this point to any Lindas who might be reading this blog...<br /><br /><b>Daphne</b> - and what a fun 9 year old you are, with a great curiosity about the world. What do you want to be when you grow up?<br /><br /><b>Rachel</b> - I will have to seek that one out :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-111610272503475572009-08-25T09:21:42.064+01:002009-08-25T09:21:42.064+01:00I love this kind of story! I've had loads of d...I love this kind of story! I've had loads of different names (and have a poem about it...just for a change...).<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-37738368145196765112009-08-24T23:08:33.826+01:002009-08-24T23:08:33.826+01:00By that reckoning, I am 9.By that reckoning, I am 9.Daphne Wayne-Boughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581048408996935564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-16193602984423012692009-08-24T23:08:15.377+01:002009-08-24T23:08:15.377+01:00Truthfully, "Maggie" sounds like a warm,...Truthfully, "Maggie" sounds like a warm, nurturing soul. Every "Linda" I ever met was overbearing and rather nutty. :)<br /><br />Happy Name Day for Maggie!hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-24413511113432399042009-08-24T18:45:39.934+01:002009-08-24T18:45:39.934+01:00That is awesome! Strange that only those who atte...That is awesome! Strange that only those who attended the ceremony have managed to make the change to the new name.<br /><br />I wonder if it points out the power of a naming ceremony for those who attend, or if it is because the people who attended were those who were most likely to accept the change to begin with?<br /><br />Names are powerful, though, aren't they? I'm so glad Maggie is happy with her "new" name.LegalMisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197525109022776598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-62872693857596616532009-08-24T17:01:34.129+01:002009-08-24T17:01:34.129+01:00New Age fun. There's nothin' like it.New Age fun. There's nothin' like it.Anna van Schurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545037218589039870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-69673967403026289832009-08-24T16:15:23.946+01:002009-08-24T16:15:23.946+01:00Linda Simpson sounds like such a different person ...Linda Simpson sounds like such a different person to Maggie Ayres. Linda Simpson sounds all frosted highlights and commercial aspirations to me, whereas Maggie Ayres sounds like someone I would want to meet. I realise this might be because I have met her, but there is an element of choice in being called Maggie, and it's such a lovely rhythmic, name someone called it just sounds cool.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-20823102444189751032009-08-24T16:09:42.621+01:002009-08-24T16:09:42.621+01:00It reminds me of a point in my life when I wanted ...It reminds me of a point in my life when I wanted to be called Jack, a common nickname for John. I actually started down the road when I was teaching, but put the kibosh on it quickly.<br /><br />Then I wanted to name my first son as a Junior, but call him Jack, but he had cousins who already had another cousin named Jack.<br /><br />So if Linda's now Maggie, are we sure you are really Kim? Huh? Huh?Brave Astronauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893671129001583065noreply@blogger.com