BTW—you aren’t by chance a Cornell alumnus?
No, my handle has confused so many people. I just did not give it enough thought, I suppose.
Biggest problem is that most people think I am man, which is logical since it’s usually only men who don’t mind being referred to as “big”. Recently, I had a less than cordial private exchange with a FReeper who, in so many words, called me a fatso and told me to get on an exercise regimen.
Now, I have, admittedly, put on a few pounds in my old age, but “Big Red” is just a nickname that my husband used for me shortly after we met many years ago, when I was definitely not overweight. It came out of a silly conversation that I can’t even recall anymore, but it was because I was tall and had red hair.
My alma mater is a Maryland state school, and its mascot is the Retriever, and not a reptile. :)