http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/22/namesakes/ "Hitch your wagon to a star." —Ralph Waldo Emerson Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:53:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/22/namesakes/#comment-16357 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:13:56 +0000 http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/22/namesakes/#comment-16357 Fascinating. I think "Were you named after anyone?" is going to be one of my new standard conversation topics. :) Fascinating. I think “Were you named after anyone?” is going to be one of my new standard conversation topics. :)

]]> http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/22/namesakes/#comment-16353 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:54:01 +0000 http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/22/namesakes/#comment-16353 I'm halfway named after my greatgrandma, and halfway after Bach's wife, Anna Magdalena. Even nerdier, my brother is named after the Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. Welcome to my family. I’m halfway named after my greatgrandma, and halfway after Bach’s wife, Anna Magdalena. Even nerdier, my brother is named after the Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. Welcome to my family.

]]> http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/22/namesakes/#comment-15566 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 03:31:49 +0000 http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/22/namesakes/#comment-15566 I was named after Alyssa Milano from "Who's the Boss?". My mom wanted an 'A' name, and liked 'Alyssa'. I was named after Alyssa Milano from “Who’s the Boss?”. My mom wanted an ‘A’ name, and liked ‘Alyssa’.

]]> http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/22/namesakes/#comment-15559 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:14:37 +0000 http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/22/namesakes/#comment-15559 I was named after the character Conor Larkin in Leon Uris' book <em>Trinity</em>. Whoopity doo. :) I was named after the character Conor Larkin in Leon Uris’ book Trinity. Whoopity doo. :)

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