kirby... is that your real name?

When I was a kid "Kirbie" was an easy name to make fun of. I hated it. Kirby Puckett was actually famous and kids found things to rhyme like bucket and suck it and it wasn't fun.

Today... a lot of people seem to get a kick out of it. They think it's an original name and very "unique." And I guess in world of "Apple"s and "Denim" Kirbie fits right in. Of course people still want to spell it Kirby... including my family. When I was eight I received a home made coat rack in the shape of a unicorn. Real cute right? Except for the fact kirby was painted really big above the hooks!

The most common question over the past five years has to do with my real name. Kirbie must be a nickname, what is your real name? No, what is the name on your birth certificate? Guess what guys... it's Kirbie. And I'm not the only one. There are more than 40 other Kirbie's just here on myspace. It may not even be so unique anymore. Own the name.