In the usual formulation for my brother Knights of Columbus, Brother Envy would be code named Brother November Victor. "Envy" was based on his initials, like November Victor, along with an affinity for Scott Pilgrim. Based on his wife's suggestion for a real-world nickname, he shall henceforth by known by the code name Brother Nacho. Why Nacho? "Nacho" is apparently a diminutive of Ignacio (Ignatius). Of course, Brother Nacho's name isn't Ignacio, nor Ignatius, nor Ignatz, so that really isn't any explanation at all, but she wants to call him Nacho & I'm on board. This of course makes her Mrs. Brother Nacho.
It is all well & good to title saint-o'-the-day posts "Urbi et Orbi," but it is inexcusable not to give the acknowledged month-long experiment its own title. Inexcusable! I thumbed through one of my old Moleskines, which contains a list of quality code names awaiting assignment to worthy endeavors, & found BLACK MAMBA. Thus:
Urbi et Orbi: Objective* BLACK MAMBA
Today is the feast day of Saint Gregory Grassi (1833-1900) & Companions: saint-link.
The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day
First Aid Kit, "King of the World" from The Lion's Roar (T.L.A.M.)
Commentary: The horns in "King of the World" call to mind "Ring of Fire," intentionally to be sure.
"Well, I'm nobody's baby,
I'm everybody's girl,
I'm the queen of nothing,
I'm the king of the world…"
*"Objective" is standard Secret Base code-naming convention for one-time, temporary, or fixed-duration thingamajiggers. There is no discernible (or at least thus far discerned) distinction 'twixt Projects & Operations, other than whichever pairs better with a given code name.
2 comments:
It's simple and even goes with your newest code named project of Black Mamba. Nacho's Birthday is the Feast of St. Ignatius who as he was Spanish would have been called Ignacio, which has the nick name of Nacho.
Cool! At the appreciation dinner, when "Nacho" was first being bandied about, his explanation never got farther than your suggesting that he—Nacho— choose Ignatius as his Confirmation name, which he did not do. Now I can even figure out when is his birthday. Neat! Thanks, Mrs. Brother Nacho. (Sister Nacho? Nay, Mrs. Brother.)
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