tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post9052949043614857492..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: DNA MazeJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-51287254360392996482017-08-07T22:29:41.561-07:002017-08-07T22:29:41.561-07:00Well...since you asked...though I warn you, keep i...Well...since you asked...though I warn you, keep in mind I am the one who gives dogs names like Ego and Folly.<br /><br />We chose to name the kitten Ketzl. In my recollection, that name comes from the buffoon basso character of the marriage broker in Bedrich Smetana's comic opera, <i>The Bartered Bride</i>, but my daughter insists that it is the Yiddish word for kitten.<br /><br />It turns out we have both spelled it somewhat incorrectly, but that is what stuck. However, we are both partial to a second name, "Possum," which describes what the poor thing looked like when my husband rescued her screaming self from where the stray was stuck in the bushes in our yard. So, her public name--at least when we take her to the dreaded vet--is Ketzl, but her pet name, when we feel like calling her that at home, is Possum.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-10179232064298872842017-08-07T07:42:46.828-07:002017-08-07T07:42:46.828-07:00A new kitten with no proper name? A new kitten with no proper name? Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.com