re: nickname

  Read more scifi and fantasy and be happy with "Red Dwarf". :-)
  It could also be considered 'sort of' a play on "Red Midget". :-)
  Be glad she doesn't call it "Red Rust", or run over it and
call it "Red Spot".  :-)

  Isn't "Red Rider" spelled "Red Ryder"?
   Ed in NC
  Have I annoyed you enough to make you see the "Red Mist"? :-) :-) :-)