Micahel?

People often ask me why my blog URL is "micahel" rather than "michael". Here's why:

Years ago I had a manager who - no matter how hard she tried - always mistyped my name as "Micahel". To tweak her a bit I took "micahel" on as the name I used in Half Life Capture The Flag sessions and other venues where I needed a nickname.

Thus when I set up this blog, I used "micahel" without even thinking. It didn't take me long to wish I hadn't!

Now you know.

Comments

• Anonymous
  January 23, 2007
  Hmm interesting story ... I always thought it was a typo that you realized too late to rectify :)

• Anonymous
  January 24, 2007
  That is one of the reasons I wish I had not chosen "micahel"!

• Anonymous
  January 24, 2007
  I have a similar problem...most people spell my name Micheal. It's more irritating to me than anything. So I go by Mike.

• Anonymous
  January 31, 2007
  It always confused me and seemed strange to me, I even did a few searches on your name to try to find out which one was correct, I ended up settling for the wrong spelling! Am updating my site now... :)

• Anonymous
  February 04, 2007
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