N - Nickel

Nickel: thing, person

I own all of the Nickels in the world (by personal decree). My mother started saving them for me so I would never be Nickel-less. I have jars and jars of them hidden away. They are in my shoes (two 1979 nickels in my black loafers that I've had since 9th grade and still wear most days at work). Friends would pay me "taxes" of one nickel for every nickel they had. I have a sound file from a Peanuts cartoon of Lucy saying "Nickels, Nicklels, Nickels. The beautiful sound of clinking Nickels". They are the currency that I have probably handled the most (I used to be in charge of giving kids Nickels for the library copy machine (which only takes Nickels)). Certain important people call me "Nickel," and I like that; it's the second best nickname I've ever had. If I were ever to start getting tattoos, one of the first would be a Buffalo Nickel, though not an accurate one, because the mint-year isn't on the Buffalo side, and I'd want it to be either 1979 or 1997.

SEE ALSO: Peanuts, Tattoo, shoes,

N - Nic-ipedia

Nic-ipeda: Thing

The Nic-ipedia (which also encompasses the Nic-tionary) is an Encyclopedia of me (maybe more of a general reference book).

It is inspired by a number of things, most notably Amy Krouse Rosenthal's book "An Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life," and the game I like to play called "Tell me a story about [insert word here]".

Nic-ipeda entries will be for single words, or very brief ideas. Entries will contain personal stories, definitions, or random thoughts about how the word pertains to me, or events in my life. I may go back and add to them as I see fit, or edit them based on reader suggestion.

Entries will be tagged by letter, to allow a semblance of alphabetical order.

Like my previous project [SEE "Lists, My Year in"] I will try my hardest to post at least one entry per day. I will also have it import to Facebook. Unlike my previous project, I may post more than one thing per day.

Suggestions are welcome.