Question of the Day

We did this one before, but it's been over a year and it was trés fun the first time around, so here we go again: With no requirement to give it, of course, should you prefer to remain anonymous, do you like your first name? Do you use a name other than the one you were given? If you were forced to pick a new name for yourself, what would you choose?

I like Melissa. It suits me well enough, and I like its meaning—it's Greek for honey bee. I've never gone by anything else, except shortened versions of Melissa, usually Lissa or Liss, and never Missy.

If I had to choose a new name, I'd probably be really boring and pick something that was close to Melissa, like Miranda, because I like the rhythm of my name and the alliteration: Melissa McEwan. It feels like a good name for me.