Well, I’m off to Sin city for a few days of hedonistic fun. Or at least as much fun as you can have on a limited budget. The Polish Prince was worrying last night about what sort of hotel we are going to end up in when you book the cheapest possible place over the internet. Still going to be fun, and we have years of experience at finding cheap fun. For those of you who know what this is – we are pretending it is the queen’s birthday Weekend.
Name change – haven’t got time to go into it right now. I changed it when I married the first time because I was young and in love and didn’t really think about it. Didn’t change it the second – because – I had already changed it twice – once when I got married, and then back again when I got unmarried. Also I was close to my Dad and an only child – so wanted to keep the name. Life was somewhat complicated by this – since we had three last names in our family. It was good for keeping track of who knew you what way – and when Bill was being obnoxious at school, we could go to parent days and no one could tell whose parents we were. And when people ask me if we are married my answer is “Why? Does it matter?” That usually shuts them up. At the time I married Phil one of my feminist acquaintances said it would be better to live together and change your name – that seems stupid to me. Why can’t men change their names? And I’m sorry to argue but of course it has to do with patriarchy. Why the hell do you think it is done? So men can keep track of their property – women and children. It is not done that way in many European or Asian countries.
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