Saturday, July 20, 2013

You Can Call Me Jeanie, Please


This week, another one that has flown by, started with me having internet problems....again. My desktop computer had no internet connection and my laptop had intermittent connection. Frustrating, to say the least. It was late in the week before I could get Comcast out (another frustration that it took so long, but very good service once they were here). In the meantime, I used my Kindle for e-mail, blog reading and so forth. I have no clue why it could connect to the internet when my computers could not. 

Using the Kindle created a couple of problems. First, when I sent e-mail or commented on a blog the auto-correct kept changing what I said or changing the spelling of a name that I typed. If I left comments that sounded weird (worse than usual, that is) or spelled a name wrong on a comment I apologize, but I just couldn't seem to beat the dang auto-correct. 

The other problem was my name. My legal first name is Dorothy, (Dorothy Jean) but I have never been called anything but Jeanie and of course that is what my blog and other internet activity says. It seems that because the credit card that is connected to my Kindle account says "Dorothy" that is the name that was on much of what I sent out on my Kindle. I got several e-mails asking "is your name Dorothy or Jeanie?", or why does your e-mail say Dorothy?, or just who are you? I think I am back to normal now and apologize for any confusion.

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We celebrated my 2nd oldest grandson's 10th birthday this week. Justin is a lively, fun loving kid who, even with a mouthful of braces, always says exactly what is on his mind.

This boy lives for sports. He plays baseball, basketball and football. His baseball team had a very successful season, winning a state championship in their last tournament of the season.

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I learned something this week. Do you know what a "batchmate" is? Doc was talking to some young guys about renting a house and they referred to themselves as "batchmates". Doc was too embarrassed to ask them what that was, or maybe he was afraid he would be embarrassed by the answer. It turns out, according the the Urban Dictionary,  that "batchmate" is a term commonly used in the British commonwealth countries, the term "batchmate" refers to a person who was in the same "batch" as you were in school, college, a military or administrative academy; or another intensive program where people get to know their cohorts quite well. The rough American equivalent is "classmate". Much more innocent than what I think Doc feared the meaning might be. 

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By the way, it is okay with me if you keep that "Dorothy" thing just between us. 

15 comments:

  1. I was one of those people you confused! lol Happy birthday Justin. sandie

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  3. Hi, Jeanie! That Dorothy Jean thing will be our little secret, okay? It's a good thing your legal name isn't Norma Jean or there'd be even greater confusion. :)

    You and I both know the horror stories resulting from auto-correct from our friend Belle's recent post on the subject. Technology is a mystery to me and the computer I use is an early coal burning model.

    Happy 10th to Justin! At his age I was playing the same three sports, with basketball being my favorite.

    Jeanie, thank you very much for deciding to follow my blog. I am happy and proud to have a friend of your caliber and looking forward to our future correspondence. Good evening to you, dear friend, and have a wonderful Sunday!

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  4. To me, Jeanie sounds better than Dorothy. Lol. As for batchmate, well, those English people like to make things complicated. Happy birthday to Justin!

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  5. Ha, computers, and software, I love what they do but hate it when they act up.

    My grandmother went by Karen, later I found out that her given name was Bertha. I thought Karen was a good choice.

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  6. Dorothy? I would never have thought of you as a Dorothy...haha, but it's not that bad. Glad your computer is running correctly again, I know how much I miss mine when I have problems. I guess we can't change that anymore.

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  7. Happy Birthday to your handsome young grandson. I kinda like that term, batchmate. Hadn't heard it before. Have a great week!

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  8. I hat that auto connect stuff two!

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  9. I like that term, "Batchmate." Never heard it before!

    Funny about the name -- when I got a comment from Dorothy Jean Valentine I was confused for a sec!

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  10. My oldest sister has always gone by her middle name but her dr's office had another patient by that name so they use her first name. She was admitted to the hospital a few years ago and both my brother and I had a hard time finding her as we asked for Ruby not Bernice.

    I have problems with auto-correct sometimes - i would rather do it myself.

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  11. I've read some really funny things about "auto-correct!" Glad that it was just a name. I, too, received something from "Dorothy." Happy the computer is back, and all is well! What a handsome grandson! Happy 10th Birthday, Justin!

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  12. I had no idea one's Kindle could be used like that!
    Now I have to go get mine and check it out.

    It is always good to learn new things... even the meaning of a word you are not familiar with.

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  13. Your blog is loading weirdly too. Lots of "Sorry. This person moved or deleted this image." ... on both sides of your page.

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