Thanks, Heather.

My parents thought I was a dog for quite a while after my birth, until they
realized I had no bite and very little bark.  And, at that point, only a
short little tale.  My tales got taller later on, and have now nearly
reached the frozen limit.

Carl  

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From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Heather Morgan
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 10:08 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Olivia

Congratulations! I'm sure Olivia is just beautiful.
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I have no children, so I named my=C2=A0dog Samuel!
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Heather.
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=C2=A0On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 09:41 AM, Carl J. Chimi wrote:
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=C2=A0> Folks,
>
>
> I don't post here much, although I read all the posts and feel=20 
> fortunate that there is such a band of Mark Twain scholars to which I 
> have=20 access.
>
>
> Some months ago I wrote of my surprise and delight that my daughter=20 
> was expecting, and that the names they had chosen were Olivia for a 
> girl=20 or Samuel for a boy.  They chose those names with no family 
> references,=20 and no conscious awareness of any Mark Twain 
> connection.  They just like the=20 names, and were surprised when I 
> pointed out that Sam and Olivia are a famous couple of names to many 
> people who love literature and American=20 history.
>
>
> Well, Olivia Rose Chimi Thomas was born this past Tuesday, July 21, at=20
> 3:15
> pm.  She weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces, and is perfect.
>
>
> I could spend the next several hours gushing about how much my wife=20
> and I
> love her, but I will spare you that, having been the victim too many=20
> times
> of the pyrotechnic demonstrations of previous first time grandparents.
> Suffice it to say she is perfect and we love her.
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Carl
>