Mickey Mouse Show

Originally Posted On: 06/17/2005 04:22:42
Rob Selph commented to me that he liked the name of the blog, but that I should explain a little about the name. My name is Mark Mackelprang, and with a last name like that, the blog name is pretty natural.  Growing up, it was intimidating to learn to spell an 11-character surname, so my older sister came up with a nice mnemonic trick to do it. I just so happens that there are also 11 characters in the name "Mickey Mouse", and it just so happens that the cadence and flow of the letters is very similar if you sing the Mickey Mouse Club Theme Song with the letters of my last name (What's the surname we adore that's made for you and me? M - A - C - K - E - L - P - R - A - N - G...). It's how I learned it, how my wife and kids learned it, and it's how I teach people I meet now to remember to spell it. Songs are amazing tools for learning things.