Some have
asked me how I came up with the Reading Rutabaga. It began with the Rutabaga. As a sophomore in college, I
called my friends’ dorm room (they happen to be twin sisters). Jessi picked up
the phone.
“Hello?”
she asked.
“Hi. This
is Rutabaga,” I greeted her.
And as far
as obscure-inside-joke-nicknames-that-very-few-know-about go, the rest is
history where Rutabagas are concerned. [I do, by the way, like eating actual
rutabagas.] [I’d also like to note that I’m glad the first edible that popped
into my head that night was rutabaga and not brussel sprout or garlic. I don’t
have anything against brussel sprouts, and I love garlic, but The Reading Brussel
Sprout or The Reading Garlic just don’t seem to mesh as well. Ha!]
Once I
decided I was going to go forward with blogging, I tried some serious thinking
of a blog name. It didn’t go so awesomely at first. Either nothing came or what
crossed my mind simply did not seem to fit me right. Then I thought to myself …
Rutabaga.
And from
there: I know I love to read books, and since I planned this blog to be about
books I READ, I figured … “The Reading Rutabaga.”
And there
you have it -- the origin of The Reading Rutabaga (title -- not the person)!
Haha!! I remember quite well those college years and calls from the mysterious Rutabaga! I think Jessi and I need to come up with some aliases. They may come in handy one day.
ReplyDeleteMany famous authors used pen names, so it's only fitting that you have a pen name as well.
Also, I don't believe I've every eaten a rutabaga. How does one prepare one for consumption? Do you just eat them raw? Do you boil them? Do you bake them? I don't know!
Despite the alias, I've only eaten rutabaga once. I did like it, which I was relieved to discover. When I tried it, it'd been boiled and seasoned. I've not looked into other ways to prepare it, but I'm certain talented chefs and home cooks have figured out a cookbook of recipes!
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