Dear Carl,

I don't know what would be a more appropriate topic than a new baby.
Personally I don't know of any better names that she could have chosen than
Livy or Sam.  Looking forward to knowing which one it is.

Best regards,
Susan Bailey

On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 11:46 AM, Carl J. Chimi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 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
>



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