aintnorock19 wrote:

> As an avid Internet buff (and as a youth minister who communicates via
> Text and IM with my students), I am most familiar with screen names,
> trail names, etc. (Just look at my email address).
>
> So, how do I go about convincing my wife (a non-techie, non-internet
> type person) that she has to come up with a trail name?
>
> Also, what is the protocol for signing a log book? Is it JUST trail
> name, or can you put an actual name in the book? And if you're with
> friends or family who are NON-letterboxers, can they sign their names?
>
> New to the hobby, I just want to do the right things.
>
>
> aintnorock, aka carl
>
> P0 F5

Here's a fun way to create a trailname. My daughter asked me questions when
I came up with mine. Just a whole lot of questions that focused on who I
am, how I see myself, and what I want to do with this new identity I was
forging for myself. Everyone loves to be paid attention to, and I'm no
exception, so by focusing so tightly on me for that short half hour, she
helped me make sure that this new name was the right one for me, and that it
would work.

It sure was a fun exercise, sort of like going to a psychoanalyst, but more
fun, and it didn't cost a cent!

And I do love my trail name, and it's just right for me, for a lot of
reasons--TrailsHome.