Written by: Jason Rappo

Just wanted to start out by thanking everyone for the overwhelmingly positive feedback on the first column. I do read all the comments here and I appreciate them all — positive or negative. Two things I wanted to respond to before we get to week 2:

1. Yes, it’s “Deena” not “Dina”. I rushed through my proofread last week and that thought totally slipped my mind. To be fair though, I think “Dina” is the more widely used spelling of that name. Using 2 “e’s” in Deena is probably like the equivalent of girls who spell their names with “i’s,” instead of “y’s.”

I had a joke planned for the end of that, but then the light bulb flashed and I realized that J-Woww (speaking of ridiculous names…) spells her name “Jenni”. Clearly that’s not just a coincidence. Don’t you love when life imitates art?

2. I didn’t actually fast forward through any dialogue last week. It was just part of the shtick. However, I will not joke about it … Continue reading →