Carl--I think you may be on the track of a previously unknown possibility for epigenetic effect. 

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From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carl J. Chimi
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 11:47 AM
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Subject: Slightly Off Topic

I guess this is slightly off topic, but some of you might be amused by it.

My lovely daughter is pregnant for the first time at 34, due in late July of 2015.  When we asked her if she had thought of names, she said if it is a girl they are thinking of Olivia.  If a boy, Samuel.

Now, I've been a Mark Twain buff for over 50 years, but I'm not aware my daughter has anything but a layman's knowledge of him.  She seemed surprised when I made the connection for her.  Neither name has ever appeared anywhere in my or her mother's families, as far as I know.  She just likes those names.

Perhaps a parent's interests rub off in unexpected ways.  This will be my first grandchild and I eagerly await the appearance of little Livy or Sam.

I am retiring in mid-January, after more than 30 years in the classroom as a professor of computers in business sorts of topics.  I guess I am picking the right time.  I'm already making a list of Mark Twain places to visit.
Maybe someday the little one and I will visit some of them together.

Sorry to be off topic, but my daughter made me very happy in several ways when she told us this.

Carl