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Once upon a time I lived on North Main Street. It seemed like a normal street name to me. From there we moved to Carlson Street. Another normal name. Then Parkway North, Johnson Road, and Marilyn Avenue. Okay, Marilyn seemed kind of special in my mind, due to Marilyn Monroe. Then I moved to Marshall Street. Back to normal. Then Weld Street. (There was something before this, but I can't remember it.) Then on to Mayo Avenue. Was that short for Mayonnaise? Getting into the weird category. Now comes the really different names…Tufa Court. I said "Tufa", long "u", but the neighbors called it "Tufa", short "u", and my kids pronouced it "T-U-F-A"…just the letters, because it was too weird for them! (It comes from some kind of moon rock.) Anyway, I always had to spell it. Then Pennyrile Lane. Still had to spell it. Then I moved to Villa Trace Place. Sort of lyrical, but I always have to spell it. "V as in Victor, i-l-l-a; T as in Tom, r-a-c-e, and P as in Paul l-a-c-e". Whew! And now I'm getting ready to move to a street name even I can't remember!! Stronvar House Lane. This morning I looked up "Stronvar House" and found out it's a rental vacation place in Scotland.
I'm thinking I'll definitely have to spell this name!
