If you could change your first name, what would it be?

One of my favorite songs is Veronica by Elvis Costello, one of the coolest guys on the planet. The name Veronica is so beautiful, I would love to have a name as pretty as that one. I know that Veronica Lake was an icon of beauty, she wore her name really well. I may not be beautiful like her on the outside, but my insides merit a moniker like Veronica. Ha, I made a rhyme, just in time. Stop rhyming I mean it, anyone got a peanut? Lines from one of my favorite movies, Princess Bride.
I know that I don’t appreciate my name because it was the source of ridicule from the time I was little. I hated being called Larry when my name was Laurie and having to explain to teachers why my mother gave me a boys name when in French it’s a girls name and a pretty one to boot. There wasn’t enough time in the day to explain it to everyone. So in the end I gave up explaining and tried to ignore the teasing. Now I don’t worry about it because few people call me Laurie, my name has become Maman or my children’s mom, that is a wonderful name.

If I Were a Flavor

fleur de sel caramels

How to describe myself as a flavor is different than talking about flavors that appeal to my taste buds. I love the flavor of ripe nectarines but nectarines are not dependable like I am, I love spicy but that isn't me either. I would say that salty caramel could be me as a flavor, sweet, dependable and a slight twist that catches you off guard.