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A new reader expressed a bit of confusion as to the identity of Al Coholic, my former room mate, thinking that it might be Jabba The Drunk, my co-worker. (Ed. Note: This confusion should be dispelled as they are both getting distinct nicknames in a blog edit.) First, oh God, if I had been living with him and working with him (either him) I would have smothered him with a pillow in a late night liquor fueled rage. But it started me thinking that it's only natural that the characters in my life become characters in the reader's head as well. In my desire to grant anonymity to everyone but myself that is the reason I used first initials only. Perhaps it would be less confusing (and more readable) if I thought up nicknames for the prominent people in the blog. Of course, that would mean editing the last few months of posts. An all day project to be sure, but I spent four hours on the aforementioned tech problem and another four hours last night cleaning up (as it were) and sorting my on-line porn collection. I'll have to think about it.
