born on a palindrome, i entered the world an aries tiger and surprised my parents by being born a girl. i have thus become known as the woman with 3 first names, but have gone by many. the 1st being "mary" as in, the mother of Jesus, and the 2nd "ann" being the grandmother of Jesus. for those interested in etymology (as i am), both "miriam" and "anna" were both prophetesses, the former of old testament and the latter from the new. of added note, there are varying connotations to the name "miriam" basically involving herbs & seas, needless to say the name has been linked to the word "bitter." the 2nd "anna" has more closely derived from the hebrew "channah" meaning "grace/charm/mercy." so there's this marriage of bitter & sweet, which as (2) first names go, is a pretty swag description of yours truly.

don't even get me started on the last names bit. suffice it to say, there have been a few.

nicknames have included: "sparky", "chiquita banana," "marzie" (as in the song "mares eat oats"), "whosee," "whosit," "planet smart," "bigfoot," "woodstock," and "little one", all of which pretty much boil down to the adage that big things come in small packages. of late, it's been alot of "mae" which gets turned into "maemae" which means "little sister" in chinese.

but with all the years & names withstanding, let us not forget my original birthright which was intended to be "michael" from the hebrew, meaning "who is like God?"

so there you go.

"hi, i'm a smidge of bitter mixed w/ a dash of sweet, big in small penetrating yet quelched venerating question. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?"