I thought a lighthearted thread would be a good thing.

I have my avatar, which has been how I felt for decades. Today I don't know that I feel quite that desperate anymore, but it still is how I have defined myself for so long that it just felt right.

Then their is the name I use in the forum, 'bigcasper.'

My son has a very large pure white long-haired cat. I cat-sat for two years while my son was in his second enlistment in the Army and was in Iraq for 15 months.

Casper is a unique cat...he "talks" and is smart as a whip! Poor guy has ridden in cargo twice now and has survived the trauma quite well. So, he was one of the first thing that came to mind when I was searching my head for a name I don't use on any other forums I frequent...which are all neurology forums.

What is the meaning behind your avatar and/or forum name? Do you have a story behind either of them?