Happy blogiversary to me.

This little blog of mine was born three years ago, on January 27th, 2004.

On January 26th, my sister said to me, “Why don’t you have a blog?” “Why don’t I?” I asked myself, and thus a(nother) blog came to be.

My husband said, “You should name it Finslippy.” “That’s an excellent idea,” I said, “and besides, it’s not like anyone who doesn’t know what Finslippy means would ever read it.”

A couple of years before, I had a dream in which I was asked to re-name dolphins. “Dolphin,” said the mysterious language people coming to me for advice, wasn’t evocative enough.

I thought for a minute. “Flipperpuppy?” I offered.

Too hard to say, they said.

“Finslippy, then,” I said, and they said, “Perfect.”

So there you are, all you people who’ve waited so long to know what the name means. It’s not as exciting as you had hoped for, I know.

I can’t even begin to say how much this blog has brought me: so much, and so much more than I ever could have expected. Thank you all for reading, and commenting, and being part of my life.

Comments

[kerflop]

Had you ran a contest of guessers I would have guessed the title came from a weird dream! I win, I win! What do I win!

[Beth]

The meaning of finslippy! I love it.

[Mocha]

Thanks for being my practice finslippy.

[motherbumper]

Do you know how many nights I have stayed awake trying to figure out what finslippy means? Well now I can get some sleep.

Happy Blogiversary!

[kate]

Okay that totally sounds like something Henry would come up with :)

[braine]

When the dolphins find out someone changed their name, they're gonna be pissed. Although how'll they show it through those charming perma-grins?

Many happy returns!

[Kyran]

Coleridge got Xanadu from a dream. Elias Howe got the modern sewing machine. Some other guy figured out DNA.

But you, Alice, you got this blog!

And I am so very glad. :) Happy Blogiversary.

[reluctant housewife]

Finslippy! Of course!

Congratulations, and thank you for sharing your life and writing with us. I really admire your way with words.

[Rae]

What a dream! I'm glad I know now. Thanks for sharing your writing for four years.

[FishyGirl]

Oooooh, I like it. Thanks for inviting me (us)into your life. It's a fun place to be.

Happy blogiversary!

[Merry Jennifer]

Congratulations on your three-year blogiversary! I love reading, so I hope you'll keep it up for many more years.

[DM]

Wow! I have always wondered. And now I know. And knowing is half of the battle. Why, why, oh why, do I always want to sing GI Joe, a real American hero after saying that? Grr. Although Shipwreck was awfully cute...

[Mom101]

One of life's great mysteries, solved. Okay, onto the heaven/hell question...

[Jennifer]

I feel like I just walked up to David Carradine and was given the secret of Life. Or is it Keith? I can never remember.

Bless your heart.

And no.

Thank YOU.

It's been a pleasure.

[jess]

Congratulations. I knew, somewhere in my head, that finslippy was something oceany. I'm so happy to have been a part of this place called finslippy.

[Leonie]

very nice, that explanation, and completely logical.

sometimes people ask me why i enjoy reading blogs and then I say "dude! it's because the blogs I read are written by very brilliant people". I say all that in German, of course, but whatever.what I wanted to say is I aspire to you, Alice.

[kelly]

Happy blogiversary and uh...good word, that.

[jayfid]

Finslippy."Now you know what it is, and you STILL like it."

Happy Blogoversary

[amy]

Happy 3rd blogversary. You are one of the very best writers. Thank you for keeping the blog going! May you never run out of things to say!

[lizardek]

Yay for mysteries being revealed!

[Mel]

Finally. The Answer. Thanks.

[Susanna]

Happy blogiversary to you! You were the first real blog I ever read (a whole three months ago), and part of the reason I got off my butt and started writing my own. Look forward to reading Finslippy for years to come.

[laurie]

on your blogiversary, you give us a gift. how typical and lovely of you. thank you for your writing. thank you for your humor. now go eat some blogcake.

are you going to have to change your tagline now?

[Samantha]

I wonder when Hallmark will start making blogiversary cards? On the inside it could say, "Way to go with all that typing!" Seriously, happy day, and what a good day it is. Where would we be without the wonderful Finslippy?

[Angela]

So funny. Up until now, I always associated January 27th, 2004 with President Bush welcoming President Kwasniewski to the White House. NOW I have something ELSE to celebrate!

Happy Three Years of Finslippy, Alice. You will always be one of my favorites. (You too, President Kwasniewski, you too. Stop it.)