Carold

Harold & Carol

All along, I was supposed to be named Peggy. Or, Alan, had I been a boy. The story goes that when I arrived, I just wasn't a Peggy. So, I became Carol. (Carol Ann, if I was in trouble). My aunt's name was also Carol, but I wasn't named after her. Anyway, that's what my mom would always say. Maybe it was a zen koan. Early on, my nickname was George. It seemed to be an inside joke. I must have been like some George. Seems unlikely that it was taciturn Great Uncle George. I'd prefer that is was George Gobel, the dry-witted comic actor.