Sorry! FIT is the Fashion Institute of Technology. They have a graduate program in fashion and textile history and museum practice. A "non-dress-related job" would be one not solely focused on costume and textiles - curatorial assistant in a small or house museum, for example.

It's perhaps a bit contradictory, but while I don't want to embarrass myself under my own name - I still want the opportunity to do positive work for my reputation. I used pseudonyms for years on various sites, which was the norm before Facebook, so there's probably also a feeling that using my real name is "growing up", too.

Cassidy Percoco

On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Jim Lyons <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Cassidy,

I think you're overlooking using a "pen name". Back in the '70s I wrote a series of articles for a treasure hunting magazine under the pen name "Jay Colt", which was a takeoff on my first initial and half my middle name. I also use that nom de plume with the Geocashing group. On most Internet groups I am known as "Whiskers". On an enormous group, such as the millions that are probably on Yahoo, look for me as "Actapublicurist". Now, for absolutely nothing at all, can anyone tell me what an actapublicurist is?

If my name was Cassidy, I'd be "Hopalong" or just "Hoppy". You know, for "Hopalong Cassidy". (Sorry....:-)

So give it a try. Make up a pleasant name and no one in the world will know it's you.

Also, remember, old deaf guy here. I think ML means mailing list, but what's FIT? The initials of a college? And what does "a non-dress-related job" mean?

I've bookmarked your blog and look forward to reading it.

Casandra,
You say, "In my experience, honesty is admired as long as it's 'done right". Does that mean as long as it doesn't hurt anyone's feelings? Or do you mean, as long as it's "politically correct"?

-Jim