What's in a name?

I tried and tried to find an available user name and a display name I liked.

First try: Daisy

I started with a nickname given to me when I was 7 or 8, Daisy. My mom's Aunt Nettie (I never knew her real name, was it Nettie? No way) had polio as a child and was not only gnarled limbed, but speech impaired. The closest she could get was Daisy (more like Day-see, but that's just that). My dad found this very funny and somehow the family ended up calling me Daisy, for the rest of my life. I always thought it was kind of mean, but I liked having a nickname. I wonder if anyone remembers how this happened anymore.

Second try: cherry

Third: cherries

Fourth: bowlofcherries

I thought cherry, cherries or even bowlofcherries was clever, meaning that I am just one of many so-so writers, who needs to write and hopes it's good for someone else reading it, too. Isn't that sweet? All three, taken.

Fifth: Gichin

Gichin Funakoshi is the person I would choose to meet if I could pick from the great masters of martial arts. I have been studying martial arts for about 10 years and his story and his philosophy inspire me. Granted, I would trip all over myself in his presence. I can't get myself together sometimes if I admire someone too much. Gichin was taken. I kind of liked that, once the initial disappointment subsided.

Sixth: E

My 12 week old daughter's name. I didn't even type it in. I want to keep her in a bubble and protect her from the big bad world. Oh, the irony of having brought her into it.

Seventh: eggwhites

My maiden name is pronounced whites. In high school, one of my older brother's friends called him egg. I thought that was hysterical. I wished that he'd called me egg instead. My brother didn't appreciate the play on words or the coolness of the nickname, but I did. So, I tried. It was taken. A relative?

Eighth: tamingtiger

I didn't even think this through. I was just trying whatever came to mind. I tried tamingtiger on a whim, and of course, it worked. I wasn't ready, kind of blindsided me, the acceptance.

Taming the Tiger, is a basic form in Hung Gar Gung Fu. This form is used to learn and enforce basic techniques and build endurance.

I wouldn't say I am a great writer, but I am a consistent writer with glimmers of greatness. I have been writing since I was 7 or 8 (around the same time as the Daisy acquisition) and I love it, need it, really. I think that there is a chance that my unpolished prose may resonate with someone else and since I enjoy the work of so many others, I am taking the plunge and will share some of mine.

Taming the Tiger... I recognize that as I begin I need to focus on improving my basic technique (so I don't waste your time) and building my endurance (so I can stick with this in a meaningful way).

So, what's in a name? In this one, a beginning.