Why Nuggets?

When I lived in South America, the contortions my host family and friends endured to say my first name made me think it might be easier if they called me by my last name. So, I asked them to call me by my apellido in Spanish. They don't speak Spanish in Brazil. Apellido sounds like "apelido" which means nickname in Portuguese. The long and short of it is I was presented with a long list of options and I am known by Pepita in Brazil. It wasn't until 1998 that I learned that pepita has a meaning other than the name of a famous Brazilian at the time. It means nugget in Portuguese. So, while I offer you these random thoughts, the double entendre is intentional - an homage to another life and what I hope are valuable insights in this one.