Posts Tagged ‘name’
Don’t name your child Brenden. I mean Brandon.
This post is not an indictment of the name Brandon or Brendan if one of these names happens to be your name or if you have assigned your child one of these names. I’ve had friends and former students named both Brendan and Brandon, and are perfectly lovely people. But if you’re in the market…
Read MoreThe Name Game
My daughter, Clara, turned seven on Monday. Tomorrow we host a birthday party for friends and family. I was telling Clara stories about the day she was born, and this story came to mind, which I wrote about at the time (to Clara) and thought I would share here. It’s a testament to my wife’s ability…
Read MoreMy namesake discovered 42 years later
My daughter’s name is Clara Susan. Her first name comes from the protagonist in The Van Gogh Café by Cynthia Rylant. My wife loves that book, and it’s where she fell in love with the name for the first time. Her middle name was my mother’s first name. My son’s name is Charles Wallace. His…
Read MoreBest hurricane naming system ever
I love this idea. It’s brilliant. It’s hilarious. It may not change minds, but it might shame and embarrass the criminally stupid and make the rest of us laugh in the process. Sadly, radical ideas like this rarely see the light of day.
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