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Nicknames

I have just finished reading The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, and thought I would share this little tidbit.

In Bengali the word for pet name is daknam, meaning, literally, the name by which one is called, by friends, family, and other intimates, at home and in other private, unguarded moments. Pet names are a persistent remnant of childhood, a reminder that life is not always so serious, so formal, so complicated. They are a reminder, too, that one is not all things to all people.

Hope everyone has had a good Mardi Gras.

Love, Laura

Spring IS coming!

Cupids and Chocolate and Poetry, oh my!

I'm glad to have such a great family to have my back.

And, don't miss Pabear's comment. Actually, I'll just put it here, too:

A Valentine thought. Ogden Nash said it best:
"Whenever I think of days gone by,
I think how evening follows morn;
So many I loved were still alive, So many I love were not yet born."

Love,

Laura

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