tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post5733215656839929406..comments2023-08-18T04:37:47.001-04:00Comments on Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures of an overalls-clad hippie: Answers, the fifth!Kelly Sedingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-78322659908882444872013-08-26T18:39:39.454-04:002013-08-26T18:39:39.454-04:00Oh, see, you threw me off with the Calvin Coolidge...Oh, see, you threw me off with the Calvin Coolidge thing. :)<br /><br />I wouldn't say that I find genealogy "senseless"; rather that it's not something I much concern myself with. But it is interesting to note -- which you point out, and which I in all honesty have never much considered -- a possible connection between my ethnic/societal roots (mostly Irish and German) and my general attraction to the cultural underpinnings of Northern European societies. That's something I may need to think a bit about...but then, on the other hand, I also feel a strong attraction to Asian cultures, and I have zero familial connection to Asia of which I am aware. Hmmmmm....<br />Kelly Sedingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-24269990731880621102013-08-26T16:28:56.962-04:002013-08-26T16:28:56.962-04:00That was just my attempt to explain why people are...That was just my attempt to explain why people are incorporating the mothers name into their own. I can't help but see similarity to the creative first name movement that we saw grow over the end of last century. <br /><br />You have stated you find genealogy senseless but are obviously proud of your Irish heritage. If you we're farther removed from your roots would you still relate to them? If you couldn't would you contrive a connection so that you could feel unique, or even authentic?<br /><br />Earlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-82556776563289404782013-08-26T13:54:58.994-04:002013-08-26T13:54:58.994-04:00I've always objected to hyphenated names on a ...I've always objected to hyphenated names on a purely pragmatic basis. What happens when Tom Abramawitz-Stracuzzi marries Susan Tomlinson-Chenglee?Call me Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704646008578216859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-67815638512524953152013-08-26T11:38:51.260-04:002013-08-26T11:38:51.260-04:00I'm not gonna lie: I'm not entirely sure w...I'm not gonna lie: I'm not entirely sure what that meant....Kelly Sedingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-12183867020207636312013-08-26T10:10:36.462-04:002013-08-26T10:10:36.462-04:00Hyphenating a name is, in my humble opinion, yet a...Hyphenating a name is, in my humble opinion, yet another desperate attempt by people who have had their culture homogenized to reconnect to their roots. <br /><br />Calvin Coolidge and his manifesto of cultural imperialism has resulted in his being enshrined at places like Princeton and thus in government philosophy. <br /><br />Travel to the far reaches of the globe and you might as well travel down the street: Abercrombie and fitch wearing, cell phone chatting, people deciding whether to attend a pop music concert or see a Hollywood made movie are driving by a big box retail stores on the outskirts of a town that is now dotted with bankrupt local stores and markets. Traditions are lost upon the sarcastic and cynical youth who want nothing more than to be like the Joneses, but ignore that fact that the Jones family are media created cyborgs. <br /><br />The loss of identity gives way to rage despondencyEarl Jones-McTyrantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-71592020823080563032013-08-26T01:04:36.924-04:002013-08-26T01:04:36.924-04:00My Dad is actually still a bit bothered that my wi...My Dad is actually still a bit bothered that my wife kept her last name. He just doesn't understand it. With him it's always "Well, whatever works for you," but he'll make sure you know how he feels before he gets there. (He still manages to work into conversations how Becca and I basically eloped after 8 years of living together and didn't invite anyone.)SamuraiFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313259493587442589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-47653020691585079532013-08-25T22:28:28.956-04:002013-08-25T22:28:28.956-04:00I have an ex, last name Norris, and we actually ta...I have an ex, last name Norris, and we actually talked about Norgreen. Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com