Post #45873 by scigirl on Sun, Aug 3, 2003 4:57 PM

I babysit for a 5-year old who has absorbed my mania for Tiki! When asked yesterday what he wanted to do, he replied - Look for Tiki! So we prowled the Salvation Army and other Tiki haunts of mine. He has sharp eyes and spots all possible Tiki objects, often faster that I can. And he loves to study my mug collection, though is very good about not haunndling them unless I am there to supervise. He understands the importance of condition for Tiki mugs!

He even has his own Tiki handle. I just had a hand-painted "sign" made for me with my Internet moniker of "scigirl." The Asian guy who did it is a genius of crafting European letters with Asian-inspired images (prawns, palms, etc.). He has been featured on tv and magazines, etc. Well, my lil' man asked me about the word "scigirl," and I explained that it was the name I use on the Internet and at Tiki Central (he knows about you guys). Well, he promptly wanted a "name" of his own! We settled on HotHead - one of his favorite mugs and a good match for his energy and personality. HotHead has a temporary page on Tiki Taky, if you want to check him out:

http://www.tikitaky.com/hothead.htm

So, no matter how young, Tiki can take root and, hopefully, grow!