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PROGRAMMING NOTE from the Author and Archivist


So obviously I just stopped blogging on this platform. I'll get back to it eventually. Or not. I'm taking a break from all social media. It seemed necessary for my mental health.

The last few years have been busy and … challenging:

- 2015 Happened.
- 2016 Let's call it The Lost Year. (Obviously words failed me.)
- 2017 about broke me. Literally. Mentally.
- 2018 was ridiculous, proving 2017 was just a warm up. (Good thing I was already broken so it couldn't hurt as much.#2018TrashCanFire I thought things were going okay, but maybe not?)

- 2019 was such a blur. I know there were highlights, but then stuff happened and carried into the next year...

- And then in March#2020 really took a turn. Who can even categorize 2020? Do we dare?


I kinda want a do-over of some of the last few years. But life doesn’t work that way.


So for now, I'm hunkering down. Regrouping. Trying to stay safe and sort some stuff out.


Stay safe everyone. Stay well.

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Saturday, March 15, 2008

What’s in a fake name?

The Blogosphere is great for learning all kinds of weird stuff. If you’ve known me for years or read the earlier blog entries, you might know of my alternate personality/pseudonym Juanita Maxwell. Well, turns out Auntie Nettie has to retire the claim on that name, since apparently some other poor woman with alternate personalities already IS Juanita Maxwell. I kid you not. She’s real and she has my fake name.

I was over on Talus Slope of the Mind the other day, when a regular commentator “I heart Cherry Coke Zero” alluded to me (aka “J. Maxwell”) … as “a shy, soft-spoken mother of three -- not at all the kind of woman you'd expect to become a violent desperado."

Color me confused. Me? I'm no one's mommy, thank you very much. Violent Desperado? Yes at times. Killer? No – Not so much.
What was “I heart” talking about? Click here for information the whole tragic story.

Juanita and gals,
My deepest, most sincere and abject apologies for even considering borrowing your name(s).
Please don’t hurt me.
Very respectfully yours,
Auntie Nettie

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow. Who knew? So what will your new fake name be?

testmonkey said...

Oh, I do hope it's another potentially violent desperado's name.

Kristin.... said...

I am quite sad. Juanita has been a favorite alter ego for what, 18 years? Wow, I've known you for 18 years? Holy crap.

so, what now?

Auntie Nettie said...

I'll take suggestions and then we'll have a poll.

Research must then be conducted to make sure that someone else isn't already using my fake name for nefarious purposes.

Auntie Nettie said...

Um Kripster -- Don't give away how old we are. 'K? Thanks.

Kristin.... said...

Ya, sorry about that. just 18 years man. that's a long time.

Anonymous said...

I look forward to participating in this poll. I hope this I Heart Cherry Coke Zero person is game to do the research.