tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447930662742716788.post5436450375642684242..comments2017-02-22T07:08:27.492-08:00Comments on Edge of the Slope: Reinvention @ 53?Vincent Collazohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17437848899737236193noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447930662742716788.post-28611738737965417572011-05-06T09:33:26.772-07:002011-05-06T09:33:26.772-07:00After having thought about it, I've decided to...After having thought about it, I've decided to change NOT my last name but my first--sort of. I'm going to begin to introduce myself as Vincent instead of Vinny. I've always loved my name Vincent, but have only used it in business situations (when I wanted more serious treatment than I thought "Vinny" would bring me). Heather liked to call me Vincent too, and when we first met proclaimed me, "Hea-VinCent" (her pun, pronounced and riffing off of "Heaven Sent," is easier to say than write). This latest name change is inspired by Rebecca, whom I met in Tennessee, who just started calling me Vincent when she saw it on my business card. So I'm Vincent now, but those of you who've known me as Vinny may keep calling me that, though I'd really love it if you would come over to calling me Vincent, which means "Conquering One."Vincent Collazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437848899737236193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447930662742716788.post-65368574624022010362011-02-27T00:08:19.411-08:002011-02-27T00:08:19.411-08:00Whaddya think I have under this soft, brown skin? ...Whaddya think I have under this soft, brown skin? Yes, titanium! But I did forget about this X-men character. Guess I'll have to "settle" for being a foster-brother who reminds everyone that we've all drunk from the same milk.Vincent Collazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437848899737236193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447930662742716788.post-36126794970900432822011-02-26T18:31:10.815-08:002011-02-26T18:31:10.815-08:00Since you are looking for feedback...I can't p...Since you are looking for feedback...I can't picture you with the name Colossus but that's only because when I hear the name, I think of the X-Men character. I just can't picture you as a titanium-plated super hero :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626778074998785813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447930662742716788.post-4471083679698602312011-02-23T11:54:00.926-08:002011-02-23T11:54:00.926-08:00I think of you more as my milk brother than a Colo...I think of you more as my milk brother than a Colossus, gorgeous man.terrence hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826533571679204395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447930662742716788.post-61758767649169300722011-02-20T10:43:43.975-08:002011-02-20T10:43:43.975-08:00Yes. "Collazo" means foster brother or &...Yes. "Collazo" means foster brother or "milk-brother," meaning those who drank from the same milk ( co-lácteo = co-lacteal)<br /><br />Maybe you are a "milk brother" to all of us, you friends. <br /><br />I would love to call you Mr. Colossus, though, so... <br />It would be a great name for an alter ego character in one of your novels, for sure.<br /><br />By the way, beautiful post.<br /><br />MartinMartín Monrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04746567046780360228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447930662742716788.post-19613355240477893132011-02-20T04:33:59.429-08:002011-02-20T04:33:59.429-08:00According to Wikipedia, Collazo is a surname from ...According to Wikipedia, Collazo is a surname from the Spanish word collazo meaning poles on which barill-plants are carried to the pit to be burnt. According to Ancestry.com, Collazo means foster brother or servant. I simply like the sound your name makes and wouldn't change it for that reason. But I like the idea of letting your voice return to its natural tone.<br /><br />Vincent: English, French, Dutch, Danish, and Swedish: from the Old French form of the Latin name Vincens “conquering” (genitive Vincentis), from vincere to conquer. This name was borne by various early saints particularly associated with France, most notably the 5th-century St Vincent of Lérins.Lizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174584517170949357noreply@blogger.com