HE CALLED ME SNAKE — by Steve Nadis
Years ago, decades ago in fact, long before there were blogs or I ever dreamed of becoming a blogger, a friend I knew from volleyball–let’s call him “H”–started calling me “Snake.” It was a nickname that stuck. With him, at least. No one else really used it. But when H. calls occasionally and I hear the familiar one-syllable greeting, “Snake,” I immediately know who it is. We’ve been out of touch for awhile, but we spoke over the phone last week (about volleyball, marriage, and kids, in that order), and I realized that, for what it’s worth, I owe the name of this blog to him. About 20 years ago, a friend of H’s (Phil) addressed me in casual conversation as Snake. I set him straight right off: “Listen friend,” I said, “no one calls me that. No one. Except H.”
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I had a problem posting last night & ended up posting this 5 or 6 times. I deleted the extras but, in the process, deleted Gatemouth’s comment as well. Here it is: GATEMOUTH: “And us, of course… And I’m glad to see you’re posting your daily affirmations multiple times now. If it’s worth saying once, it’s worth saying at least 4 or 5 more times, right?”
<p>Thanks Gatemouth & sorry for deleting you. By the way, your comments are often worth repeating 4 or 5 times.
Nice to know how blog pseudonyms originate.
What a letdown! Here I thought “snake” was a nickname earned on the volleyball courts for your ability to slither your body or the ball or both to the bewilderment of the opposing teams.
Sorry to disappoint, OR. That would have been a better tale.
Here here! I love origins of internet handles, provided that you’re not a 13 year old boy who spends most of his time in chatrooms about Worlds of Warcraft… in which case I don’t care. I say this comment section should be open forum for explainations… and I want Flubberwinkle to start us off…
Yes, Flubberwinkle, the name intrigues and begs an explanation. Do tell.
your blog is very nice !