Congratulations! I'm sure Olivia is just beautiful. I have no children, so I named my dog Samuel! Heather. On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 09:41 AM, Carl J. Chimi wrote: > Folks, > > > I don't post here much, although I read all the posts and feel > fortunate > that there is such a band of Mark Twain scholars to which I have > access. > > > Some months ago I wrote of my surprise and delight that my daughter > was > expecting, and that the names they had chosen were Olivia for a girl > or > Samuel for a boy. They chose those names with no family references, > and no > conscious awareness of any Mark Twain connection. They just like the > 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 > history. > > > Well, Olivia Rose Chimi Thomas was born this past Tuesday, July 21, at > 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 > and I > love her, but I will spare you that, having been the victim too many > times > of the pyrotechnic demonstrations of previous first time grandparents. > Suffice it to say she is perfect and we love her. > > > Regards, > > > Carl >