To reveal the “something mysterious” happening behind my site’s name: I went to a small college, where the instructors took attendance. My maiden name (Kleinschmidt) caused my first name to get cut off on the attendance sheet: “Kleinschmidt, Aliso.” Teachers usually understood it was Alison. One teacher that I’d had before called me Aliso all quarter as a joke. The nickname then followed me to work, where my boss expanded it to “Aliso the Geek.” They even got me a birthday cake one year with that nickname on it.

It felt right to use it for my blog… the domain wasn’t taken, and “aliso” is a username that is almost never taken on any membership site I see.

Thanks again!