I welcome all accounts of how Mark Twain makes an appearance into our lives. Your account is remarkable....and funny! If I didn't have complete confidence in your dedication to truth, I'd never believe such a magical story. Thanks for sharing! Arianne Laidlaw On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 8:46 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 > -- Arianne Laidlaw A '58