My "real" name is Michele Anne (one "l" because I was before the Beatles memoriialized it as "Michelle") but my mother liked a song called "Mickey" (no, not the one by that Toni person who sings like a cheerleader, either!) that had a line that went, "Mickey, pretty Mickey, with your hair a raven hue". Well, I was born as white as the driven snow with huge blue eyes and freckles. My parents had picked out Micheal name because they thought they wanted/were getting a boy AND Michel is Micheal in French, so that was it. My middle name is after my aunt/godmother. ANYWHO...I used Mickey until I turned 16 and discovered that an "i" made me seem more like a girl. Of course, at 5'3 and 200 pounds, I guess I wasn't exactly coquettish...but that's ANOTHER story. SO, when I came on here, I just used my nickname, which, like Dotsie, seems a bit silly for someone 56 years old in retrospect. I am Micki here. But, my screen names are (Yahoo) Chessielady21227, (eBay)waterwayschessies, and (MSN Games)mouse1948. The first two are because I am enamored with, own and raise Chesapeake Bay retrievers and I lived in zipcode 21227, and Waterways is my kennel name. The third is because I collect mice (No, silly ladies, not live ones, although I do love them and think they are SO adorable and have upon occasion raised them for reptile food just so I could play with them for a while before they met their demise...). I have kazillions of all types...wood, gold, silver, porcelain, everything. So, there are my stories about my names....the end!