I guess that it makes sense to explain, to those not already in the know, who I am and why I go by the moniker Nabor Dan. You see... it all goes back many years, to a much earlier time if you will... about a year after I moved into my house. It was winter and my next door neighbors had moved out. I noticed that a new person had moved in, but as winter was in full force, I was spending little time outside meeting new people. As winter moved to spring I kept telling myself that I needed to spend a few seconds and meet the new neighbor. Finally one evening I decided to do it..
As I walked next door, I noticed that there were several people on the driveway. I walked up to the first one, introduced myself as Dan, and asked him if he was the new homeowner. He replied that he was not but that he would be happy to get him for me. I thanked him and waited as he went to the door and yelled in...
"John, Neighbor Dan is here"
Many of the details, such as the shortening of neighbor to Nabor, are lost to time. I want to make sure I credit Bob for the inadvertent creation of a nickname, and John for continuing to use it so relentlessly that many people think my first name is Nabor. Thanks guys... you created a monster.
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