One of the many complaints of my fellow residents here at THD is their ability to remember names of their Fellow Residents. I told every one I have no problem in remembering first names of most of the residents here at THD that I met during meal times and activities. I also told them I study the phone book. Thus, I also know most of the last names of residents here also. I even know the first name of the ghost lady in the Fairmont Building, but I do not know her last name. Speaking of her she said " HI" to me the other day. Usually, I will the first one to greet her, but the other day she was able to say Hi to me first. She is coming out of her Shell!
I did study the listings from our September phone book and I found there are five residents name Mary ( Alice Ratbun, Reiser, Sorensen, Fenelon, Ann Dewald). There are four Linda's (Botton, Esner, Lachick and Moschel). There are two Jan's ( Muto and McGowan), two Nancy's ( Schultz and Klieber), two Jane's ( Mowry and Williams), two Sue's ( Hoyt and Kaplan) and two Phyllis's ( Monachello and Morecal).
On the Mens side, There are two Steve's ( Davis and Kam), two Jay's( Pollack and Redka), two Ray's ( Chiljam and Gordon) and two Richard's ( Botton and Esner). There are 28 men, out of 120 + 1 residents here at THD but I am the only one named David.
When I mentioned this to my mahjong Group the other day, that I am the Only "David" here at THD, one of the players shouted "Thanks God, we can not tolerate another David. David always wins in mahjong, corn hole and ladder ball! That is not true, that I do not win most of time in mahjong, but perhaps my percentage of winning in my Bridge Games is better than average. As they say, give me the cards and I will bid it and play with skill and perfection. As far as Corn Hole or Ladder Ball, I win once in a while, but not all the time.
The other day, I got another nickname from a fellow resident. She called me JD. When I asked her what it meant she said "Just David". I told her it better not be 💚JD Vance. Or Is JD a Term of Endearment? I hope so!
So My Fellow Residents if your memory is starting to Fail You, Don't Worry-it's part of aging. I would not mind if you don't remember my name as long as you don't call me Hey You! You can also call me the Blogger, if you forget "David". Officially my name is David B. Katague. This is to differentiate it from the three other David Katague's all over the world. B my middle name is the initial of my mother's last name "Balleza".
(https://theintellectualmigrants.blogspot.com/2016/11/today-is-david-iii-birthday-update-on.html)
It is pronounce as Cat Tag' Gay- not Cat Tag Guay'.
There was a suggestion that all residents be provided with name tags and we should wear it during Activity Times, at all times. Another suggestion is not be afraid to introduce oneself to new residents or the other residents whose names you have forgotten, if you had a chance.
Good Day to All and Study the Phone Book( see photo above), if you want to know the Names of your Fellow Residents.
Note: My word of the Day is Triskaidekaphobia, the fear of the number 13.
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