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So Katherine has one again decided to go with “Kay” as her nickname, rather than the full-length “Katherine.”  Her explanation is that it’s shorter and easier to write, which is not a trivial reason at any age.<\/p>\n

She went through a short phase of this a while back, but she’s taking greater strides toward it now.  And we’re trying to be supportive — we labeled her school supplies with “Kay” and the like.  I need to set up a “kay” e-mail address for her on the domain, too (which just autoforwards to our accounts, but it’s the thought that counts).<\/p>\n

I’m not sure that “Kay” is the best combo with a one-syllable last name like “Hill,” but it’s her choice.  She’s not rejecting the old name, but using the new form fetches a smile from her.  So any support all you local folks who actually talk with her can give, I’m sure she’ll appreciate the the support. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Y'all got this :] View on Google+","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":51534,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/06\/20\/fair-katherine.html","url_meta":{"origin":11468,"position":4},"title":"Fair Katherine","author":"***Dave","date":"Sat 20-Jun-15 9:31pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Benedick called out +Kay Hill\u200b as an example of \"fair\" during Much Ado About Nothing at the +Colorado Shakespeare\u200b Festival. 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