Thursday, August 29, 2013

My full name is Peter James Zajakowski Uhll.  When I started high school, I dropped the Zajakowski, because it is too hard for people to pronounce.  Unfortunately, Uhll seems to be too hard to pronounce also.  The reason I have two last names is because my mom was too stubborn to give her name up.  It is very Polish, my grandfather took it with him while immigrating from Poland.  Uhll is a German name, even though my dad is a mutt, when it comes to ethnicity.  Peter James is my first and middle name because my brother got to choose my name.  He wanted to name me Thomas, because Thomas the Tank Engine was his favorite show, but my parents did not like that name.  He settled for the name Peter, because it was the name of his favorite babysitter.  James was his favorite train on Thomas the Tank Engine, so that is what he chose to be my middle name.