Friday, December 12, 2008

Born With Two First Names

My grandfather , Byron Usher Bruce, went by Bruce his whole life. I remember adults at the drug store, the post office, and the ice cream parlor calling him Bruce, and grandma even called him Usher when she was trying to get her point across.

Playing football coach Faust would scream, "Fire off the ball Bruce," from his three point stance before colliding into me with no equipment, Coach Faust is a tough guy.

No on calls a guy named Chris 'Chris' when his last name is Bruce. Bruce just comes naturally. No more apologies are in order from people who call me Bruce.

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