i want to be called Tammy

i
was
driving
down
nicollet
today
i
drove
by
a
doctor's
office
park
and
noticed
that
one
of
the
doctor's
names
was
Richard
Ballin.
Dick
Ballin
D.D.S
that
made
me
giggle
i
suppose
it
all
started
in
childhood
when,
much
to
my
chagrin,
one
of
our
neighbors
was
Harry
Balls.
One of my all time
favorite
stories
is
my
co-worker,
Steve,
taking
attendance
the
first day of school and
coming
upon
a
name
he
thought
there
was
no
way
he
could
say
and
finally
bringing
himself
to
say,
"Is
Huong
Dong
here?
Huong
Dong?"
and
a
little
hand
shot
up
in
the
back
of
the
room
and
a
small
voice
said,
"I
want
to
be
called
Tammy."