Petaluma /PET-ah-LOOM-ah/
n. 1. A name I redubbed myself at age five. 2. A guest character on episode of The Smurfs who was
a talking flower. 3. A town in northern California. 4. A brand of sparkling wine from Australia.

Vale /veil; vale/
n. A valley.
v. /WAH-lay/ in Latin, singular imperative of valere, to be strong, to be well, used as a parting
or good-bye phrase, similar literally to farewell.