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...Wha?
Wait -- let me explain. It's not a change as such, more of a refinement...
I am Phil Smith -- but then again, so are many others. I need to distinguish myself from all the other Phil Smiths out there (including the one who played saxophone for Haircut 100).
In recent years I've never had a problem registering 'filsmyth' as a username, anywhere...
I really have no use for 'Philip' (and people spell it wrong half the time anyway), let alone my middle name, 'Daniel'. I'm really not 'Philip Daniel Smith' anymore, if I ever was. I'm Phil Smith.
Or, filsmyth. Check it out -- it sounds just the same (click for audio): fil + smyth
Maybe there's a numerologist out there who will tell me I'm making a mistake with this change (haven't done anything 'legal' about it yet), but it feels right.
By the way, please don't capitalize it or separate it into two names -- but you can still call me 'fil' for short.
Stay crunchy.
filsmyth
04Mar09
PS The old me can now be seen in a video (smoking)...
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