When you have an unusual last name–in my case, extremely unusual–it’s always startling to stumble across it in print and realize that the party in question isn’t you. This has been happening quite a bit in recent days, so I thought perhaps I should explain that I am not Zephyr Teachout, nor have I had anything to say, in print or out, regarding Daily Kos‘ relationship with the Howard Dean campaign, in which Zephyr played a prominent and widely reported role. Nor will I. Ever. You can count on it. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, visit Zephyr’s blog for details.)
To be sure, I’ve always wanted to meet Zephyr, with whom I exchanged friendly e-mails around the time that her name first started popping up in news reports about the Dean campaign. She’s obviously very smart and very nice, and we concluded that we must be related–I mean, how could two Teachouts not be related? I hope our paths cross someday.
Nevertheless, she’s not me, nor am I her.