Must be time for a *hug* then :-)

Thank you my friends!

Just substitute the users name in the profile URL. For example, your profile is http://wordie.org/people/profile/arcadia, so change arcadia to mi-vox.

Try just going to your own profile and changing the url so it says mi-vox instead of arcadia.

HELP! How can I go to a user's profile who hasn't made an appearance in a while?

(in this case, Mi-vox)

Not by birth. I was adopted into the clan.

The Dhadiwuy are a clan of the Yolngu, an Aboriginal tribe of Northeast Arnhem Land, a region in the north of Australia.

Hi arcadia:

I wanted to reiterate that it is good to see you back. Although I took you to task earlier today for your post on the vegetarian page, I respect the passion behind it. Internet posting is a tricky business, and we've all made the occasional posting whose tone we later regret. For example, I think my rebuke to you was unnecessarily sharp. So I'm sorry about that. Wordie is a terrific site, and you are one of the people who helps make it so.

Am posting this here, because I sense that folks on the vegetarian page may prefer to move on.

Anyway, I'm glad you're back, and hope you will be able to hang out more.

David

(By the way, I totally share your weakness for parentheses; And semicolons, apparently :-> )

He sounds amazing :-) Great idea to teach DSL. I'm doing a lot of work at the moment with Aboriginal children. Most Aboriginal tribes have quite sophisticated signing systems. Generally it's sacred/ceremonial so I'm supposed to pretend I don't see it or understand it. Unless I'm with my own mob, the Dhadiwuy.

Uselessness seems to be away. I'm sure the rest of us will hug you in absentia. How's Dhaero?

Hi old friends. I've been gone for a while but a new list idea has drawn me back. Glad to see some familiar faces. I've missed you all. Where's uselessness?

Well, I'm a writer and editor - I make program books for a symphony orchestra. And that involves a fair bit of proofreading. It also involves taking on the mantle of resident guru: pronouncing on matters of musical and literary detail. Hence pedantry - of the best kind!

Hi arcadia - just saw your question re the æ ligature now (I've been neglecting my list!)

If you're using a PC, then the easiest method is to hold down the ALT key while typing, using your keypad:
0230 (for lower case æ)
0198 (for upper case Æ)
This will work anywhere, including spreadsheets and emails where MS Word shortcuts and insert symbol options don't work.
If you have any problems, try toggling the "num lock" key on your keyboard.

If you are using a Mac, then hold down the ALT/OPTION key while typing:
' (i.e. an apostrophe, for lower case æ)
SHIFT+' (i.e. the double quote character, for upper case Æ)

On a Mac, you can also set up a Character Palette in your Menu bar (do this in International under System Preferences) which will allow you to insert all kinds of special characters. This isn't as speedy as using the keyboard.

If in Word on either platform you can use the Insert Symbol option. Again, not as fast and limited to Word.

Cheers, frindley

Sorry about that message showing up twice. My Internet service freaks out on me occasionally. :{

I like the name Absolom. Hope you find a good one!

I can't tell you how stupid it feels to have to say that the baby is still unnamed. This is humiliating. So much for deadlines.

We were involved in a car accident on our way home from Christmas vacation, (skidding in the rain; everybody survived) and had to file a report. The insurance company needed the names of all in the vehicle at the time of the crash, so my agent got to file the first report where one of the passengers was nameless.

And, no, the baby doesn't have a birth certificate, social security number, or any of those government issued documents. All of those require a legal name to file.

If you've managed to wait all this time (has the poor thing got a birth certificate?) why not wait a few years and ask him to choose for himself?
I would go for Pangloss.

Do we get to find out what the name was?! Pleeaasseeee!!!!

Homer - for Odyssey and being born at home :-)

Since he was born just a day or so after the summer solstice, you could name him Sol (for sun) or Solstice, or keeping with the Greek theme, Helios. A little more traditional, but appropriate given the circumstances of his birth, might be Eugene ("well-born" or "happily born").

I'm not ignoring the post you made on my profile; I've been wracking my brain trying to come up with some good names but I'm not as clever as you might think... I'll post here if/when I come up with something usable. ;-)

Mentor (from the Odyssey)? Nile (the life-sustaining river of the "cradle of civilization")? And Kelsey supposedly means "Dweller by the water."

Congrats, and good luck with the name!

Nautilus - a genus of sea-creatures; an under-water birth is in some aspect a water creature :-).
- nautilus originally referred to a genus known as argonauts, and that name certainly links to great odysseys in my mind.
- I like the sound of nautilitus which has echoes of nobility about it.
- the (possibly fatal) flaw of this as a name would be the obvious derivation of Naughty as a nickname.
I'm sure other wordies will have suggestions, they love a challenge!