September 12, 2005

Our Grandma Grantham was a nicknamer and to the best of my recollection my little sister, (Marsha), was the only one to escape one of her nicknames.
My older sisters, (Mary and Margie), were tagged with Mitsy and Bitsy. I’m still not real sure where those names came from.
(Margie had another nickname the nurses at the hospital gave her, but I am keeping that one disclosed for now since she is my fellow middle sibling).
My older brother, (Doug), was knighted Casey, as in Casey Jones.
Little Donny used to tease Grandma by calling her Granny, so she got even with him by nicknaming him Tubby.
She nicknamed me Speedy after the little Alka-Seltzer animated guy on TV at the time because I was born so fast Mom didn’t have a chance to make it to the hospital. (I was born at home with a little help from Dad and the neighbor lady).
So here is a vintage 1960’s photo commemorating the Brothers Jones of yesteryear… Casey, Speedy, and Tubby.
The Comments
Doug Jones
GOOD GOLLY BUM!!! how tall is that thing?!
Doug Jones
I foresee a gourd animal here. You have a lot of material for legs… many legs….
Doug Jones
hey… you do a very nice presentation of photos. I like that matching green background with drop shadows…I need to take some lessons.
Dennis Jones
…that bottom gourd is about five feet tall… it would have been taller, but it hit the ground…
Don Jones
Don’t they use these in Indiana to test your parallel parking?
Don Jones
I have to agree with Douger here… your presentation is top knotch.
Don Jones
And also, thanks for getting those pyscho dog images off there… I won’t be tensing up as much now… but then again, that 5-foot gourd is quite intimidating.
Dennis Jones
I like the nice pattern we are making today with the three color-one color-three color-one color comment blocks…