This is bad

[Panache]

...Can I slightly change the original thread topic?

question: If you met other board members, would you be offended if they called you by your xmarks name?

second question: Would you respond?

I certainly wouldn't be offended by someone referring to me as Panache. As many here may note I also cycle through both James and Jamie.

I was Jamie in Elementary School till teasing made me abandon it (Curse you Lindsey Wagner!!!). I still remember telling my Mother I didn't want to be Jamie anymore. She told me that "Jamie was a good Scottish name".

I have been James through adulthood and Panache as of last year.

James is for everyday use and matters of serious occassion. James also is the one screws up (albeit Humorously such as "what in the world have you done now James?").

The resurrected Jamie is far more fun loving than James. Jamie goes to Scottish Country dancing. Jamie goes to the golf range. It's Jamie's Mustang convertible.

Panache is the fellow I wish I was all the time. He is never at a loss for words, never makes mistakes. He is charming, witty, and elegant.

But the three of us seem to all get along pretty well. Perhaps our lives would be lacking without the others. Maybe that's the case with everyone, they just don't have names for these different aspects of their personality.

Cheers

J.J. & P.