What's in a name?

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Okay, I have resisted the temptation to create a 'blog' for long enough.  But a new year brings new opportunities.  My goal is to post something that I have been thinking about and want to share.  No rules since that only creates an expectation that I am not sure I can always meet.  It is time to get out of my comfort zone!

One of the things that you may not know about me is that my nickname is "Moose".  I got the tag about 30 years ago when I first moved to Seattle and was managing a group of architects and project engineers.  I guess I was pretty scary back then when I would walk through the office to see what folks were working on.  One day a women looked up at me and said I looked like a Moose in a china shop.  She took a deep breath after she blurted the words thinking I would blow up.  Instead I just smiled and said I like the name 'Moose'.  The name has stuck with me ever since.  My 2-year old grandson now calls me 'Moose' so I guess the name is here to stay.