While my name is Jeanene, a lot of people turn it into "Jeannie," as my grandpa did. I just thought the modidfied spelling had more magic to it.
BTW, Spaw, I always assumed you took your nickname because you were the proverbial
"cat's paw" -- i.e., the one who gets suckered into doing other people's
dangerous/dirty work! (It's an old fable-- Aesop or someone like that.) But I like the bit about your cats playing your dulcimers. Mine just try to do data entry on my computer.Genie