Bellatrix (is adopted)

When your father is an astrophysicist and your mother a professor of astronomy, it’s not surprising to be named for a star in the Orion constellation.  And, like Orion, she grew up loving to hunt – animals (but only for food), bargains (but only for things that you actually need), and people (but only when asked). Her attention has always been far more on Earth than the Heavens, especially when she dons flame orange leathers and speeds into the night on her Harley.  If you’re really brave, ask her where her shooting star tattoo is!

(a PJH story)

Pixel(is adopted)

Her parents never imagined that her 3rd birthday present of a Leapfrog computer would lead to careers in biostatistics and photo-realistic animation.  But they must have had some clue, given the name they gave her. While her geek buddies continue to give her grief about her name, they stand back in envy as she signs still another lucrative contract with Pixar.

(a PJH story)

Cerise (is adopted)

She could count to 100 at age 2 and do long division by age 4.  But it took her until age 40 to realize that counting cards at the blackjack tables in Vegas was not a good way to make a living. Today she manages a very, very lucrative hedge fund, and build braille abaci for vision-impaired children.

(a PJH story)

Pippa (is adopted)

She filched her brother’s trucks as soon as she could crawl, and never lost that love for big, tough, four-wheeled machines.  By age 40, she had started, grown, and sold a wildly successful firm that manufactured armored tow trucks for use in battlefield rescues. Now, in early retirement, she spends her summers driving a red jammer in Glacier National Park, and her winters commanding a snow cat (and an awesome snow board) on the slopes of Telluride.

(a PJH story)

Suma (is adopted)

It was much later in her life that she found out that her name meant “born in the summer”, but she had to admit that it was a perfect choice, as she loved everything about the ocean.  She especially enjoys sharing her love of the ocean with those who can not see it, which leverages her talents both for music and spoken description.   Much earlier in life, she had spent some wild years with a rock band, but now her synthesizer strictly makes water sounds.

(a PJH story)

Journey (is adopted)

As a small child, she wondered if she had been named for her parents' unrequited desire, as they never seemed to go anywhere special.  But as soon as she was able to be on her own, she hit the road, traveling with a troupe of off Broadway actors, putting on shows throughout the States.  Even now, she looks back at her photos from all those miles and wonders if she could stand to live in one of those teeny-tiny travel trailers for more than a month or two.

(a PJH story)