No I got that - and I appreciate you noticing although it wasn't for your benefit (he's called me to task before too).
I meant - What caused you to change your nic? Or can I find the story somewhere here?
Well, when I first signed up on the Free Republic it was my first experience with message board stuff. In the place where they asked for a screename I just assumed everyone put their real name there. And now 3 years later I wanted to have a semi-creative name as well. What do ya think?