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 -----Original Message----- 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. =C2=A0 I have no children, so I named my=C2=A0dog Samuel! =C2=A0 Heather. =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 09:41 AM, Carl J. Chimi wrote: =C2=A0 =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 >