"What's in a name? A rose by any other would smell as sweet." (Romeo & Juliet)

Yesterday's blog was concerned with the proven fact (Baron proved it with examples, just like science) that nothing works. This is the newest plague in World History since the square wheel. Maybe because all things are made in China by pre-teens and political prisoners. Another example occurred this morning when Rhoda opened the dishwasher and found the soap all caked up preventing the little box from opening when the washer ran and so the dishes were not washed. Earlier, grief stricken, Rho came to me with a complaint that the "send" button on her g-mail did not work after she copied and pasted a story to send to friends. Fortunately, Baron--with wisdom seldom observed and beyond his years--corrected the problems. Unfortunately, my publisher Lulu is having a problem printing my new book with its downloading "Wizard" according to the email I got this morning:

Hello, this is Chris with Lulu Support and thank you for using Lulu for your publishing needs. The wizard processing issue you are experiencing is the result of a bug on our system. We have identified the issue and are working on resolving your problem.

So, you can see that that nothing works worldwide. But I have every confidence that Barack can fix things, including the federal budget, the economy, gas prices, health care, medicare, social security, joblessness, and get the dollar up where it belongs--above the Euro. And besides the fact that nothing works here, how about your place? Another issue that comes to mind about the changing world involves children't names. I don't know where Mary, John, Robert, Peggy, Rose, etc. went, but they are being replaced by names like Chiara, Zairea, Neema, Akani, Chika, Abeeku, Jamila, and etc. The first time I heard such a strange and weird name so far from the traditional, I believe came from a waitress at IHOP. These names are not merely African-American or Islamic or Latino, but are now sought by young, white, American couples. Back in the 60's people were naming their kids, Sunshine, Moon, and Peace. But that's antediluvian. It's a different world.

People say that names are getting more and more weird; they're just weird to those who expect tradition--like Tevye. They're not weird, we're told; they're original. Parents are no longer going to the Bible or Literature for names. Some are just picking them out of thin air. But one of the problems is that the kids are going through an entire life explaining how to pronounce and spell their names. "You say your name is Abeeku. How do you spell that with, an "e" or an "i? A "c" and two "o's"...Oh, stop crying!"