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When I was a kid (a long, LONG, time ago!), RIF stood for "reading is fun" or "reading is fundamental" ... IDK what it stands for now.
Reading is Fundamental is an organization that's been around since I , too, was little. They are dedicated to getting books into the hands of children who might otherwise not know the joy of owning their very own new book. I just did a search, and found their website (
http://www.rif.org/ )
Meanwhile, back to the original question: My name is Nicola (that's pronounced NIC-o-la, not ni-CO-la, as other people with the same-spelled name pronounce theirs) and I have chickens, which I usually call my "chickies." For example, when I go out in the morning to let them out, I usually walk toward the coop almost-singing "Good Morning, Chickies". And I hear a response which prob'ly translates into "Okay, lady, good morning, now will you just let us get some fresh air and exercise?!"
That's the not-very-imaginative source of my username.