She was leaving Birmingham driving to Orlando a 6-8 hour drive under normal circumstances. However as soon as she left it started to rain. Birmingham had gone 5 weeks without measurable precipitation; She drove in a storm that “followed” her from Birmingham to the Florida state line. She called home after 10 hours behind the wheel accusing me of summoning storms, and her horrible trip was my entire fault because I was a War Wizard.

But then again she says everything is always all my fault anyhow.

Sorry, just a joke.

I was wondering about your name! Many people are named for their pets here.

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Originally posted by FallAir:
Ok this is something I always ask people I speak to online. Where did you come up with your screen-name? Some simply use their name or a derivitive of it but alot use something else. I beleive your screen-name's origin can potentially say alot about you.

My screen-name comes from my love of the Fall season in Colorado. That wonderfull time before winter when the crisp fall air carries the scent of burning fireplaces and home cooking. That time when the leaves on the ground rustle as you walk through them or as the wind sweeps past. Ah what a great time of year!!!

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Yes! And what a great handle! You still dealing with the snow?

I wish I had something nearly as interesting to tell. But nooooooo, there's no inspiration here!

Basically I just got tired of being called the Grumpy Old Man!

LOL

Thanks for all the other fascinating explanations.

'Aballin' is a fantastic creature from 'Dungeon&Dragons'
Go to a research site like Google and search the word 'aballin' and you'll see.

I love the words 'shadow', 'darkness', or any word like that. I thought of 'aballin.of.darkness' at first, but I finally came with aballinshadow.

Someone likes it?

Templar, monastic order? You really wanted to leave the world and live in a monastery? Or wouldn't you rather go on a pilgrimage? Ah well, some days I have to admit, an orderly life in some nice monastery in the countryside with a few chickens and a vegetable garden, a little manuscript illumination in the afternoon to keep the old mind working, a few chants, "Victime pascale laudis" and the day's done, just get up the next morning at 4 and start over, right?

But then, the idea of those cold showers repels me! and those nettle shirts!
And no pictures up on my walls!
I would make a lousy Sister Mary Bruyere!

I once changed my screenname to Lady of the Heath and everyone screamed! I got irked at not having a title!