My own first name. Makishala. It's pronounced Muh-key-shluh, but I always get Mack-ee-shah-lahh, Muh-rish-kuh-luh, etc. I hate it, thankfully my middle name is normal so I can go by that.
New at posting, so please bear with me. To the one agitated and annoyed with addicts, thinking their wasting our time and tax dollars: I know of some who are addicts. And I was once so judgemental of them, and non-compassionate. But soon had a wake ...