Titles

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

--Martin Luther King Jr.

To answer the question of my good friend, Amy, this post is about why I titled my blog as I did and who I'm telling so. She's correct in guessing that in this blog, I'm both telling myself and my readers so, depending on the post. I wanted something to capture what I'd be writing about. When I realized the blog had no theme and would really be more stream of consciousness, I went as broad as possible. In retrospect, I might have thought twice about the title. While I've been known as bossy, pretty much my whole life, the title implies judgment.

Meana comes from my sister, who is seven years younger than I. After one argument, she was complaining about me to my parents, telling them how mean I was and she started calling me Meana to be annoying. She used it often enough that somewhere along the way, I reclaimed it for myself, shared it as a nickname in grad school and it stuck. Oooh, maybe I'll write something as Kiki (another nickname embraced by friends, even if not by me), but I digress.

If along the way, I express judgment toward others, I'll claim it's my alter ego, Meana. Having said that, judgment isn't the purpose, nor the intent of this page. I trust my friends (really, who else would be reading?) will take me to task if the outcome crosses the line too often.