I’ve had quite a few new readers email me, or grab me in person, and say something to the likes of “I read your blog, what’s it called? Crispy something? Why is it called Crunchy Cursive?”

While I do like the word “crispy,” I am not writing a blog about chicken, or Corn Flakes. I think it might be time for a little refresher course for my new – and old – readers.

The name Crunchy Cursive was thought up really late at night while Jacob and I were playing around on the Internets trying to come up with a domain name for my new blog site. Staying true to my hippie ways, I wanted to incorporate something in the name that would represent my tendencies toward barefootedness and natural living. Let’s turn to our friends at Urban Dictionary for the definition of crunchy:

1. crunchy \kr un chee\ adj. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

The Cursive part of my blog name comes obviously, from my love of writing and the fact that this blog is a medium in which I can find a home for my writings/thoughts/ideas/memories. We will get a bit more sophisticated and turn to Merriam-Webster for our definition of cursive:

1. cursive \ker siv\ noun. Rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper.

So in essence Crunchy Cursive defines me in a nutshell – a neo-hippie who writes. Voila.

I also like the two words together for their alliterative qualities and for the picture of juxtaposition they paint. When I hear the word crunchy I think of hard, sharp edges and when I hear the word cursive, I think of soft, round edges. I feel like my writing can reflect my hard or soft edge on any given day. Watch out!

So, that’s Crunchy Cursive for you. Hope it helps. What’s your blog called and why did you choose that name?