There are names I've ended up loving, because I know people by that name, and there are names that have been ruined for me, in just the same way.
I dated a guy for several months to whom I only referred by his SCA name, because I had too many associations with his real name. Although actually the associations weren't all that bad. Looking back on it, maybe some sensible part of my subconscious was actually trying to spare me even worse associations with that name, and only let him ruin a perfectly good medieval Scandinavian name.
You think?
Yeah, but according to Cindy it'd need a PMRC sticker.
The only reason I will care when the Brians get old is because I went to school with a lot and I will be old too, then.
Hec, our tags look funny together.
There are names I've ended up loving, because I know people by that name, and there are names that have been ruined for me, in just the same way.
I could never name a child Sebastian because of the misogynistic asshole Sebastian who features in both of my books. Though I still think the couple in my church who named their son Sebastian Horatio showed excellent taste.
What about Say Hey Willie Mays?
OK, when you stick Willie on a specific person, it can be cool. But when it's just out there as a hypothetical name for a hypothetical child, all I can think is Wee Willie Winkle. Uh-uh. No way, no how.
Besides, if we name our son for baseball players, I thought we'd already settled on Edgar Ichiro. Just to make my mom kill us.
Miriam WAS a frumpy old librarian in my elementary school.
Silly husband. Miriam is that gorgeous Pierce Pettis song.
And I think the problem is Dylan wants to name a baseball player, while I'm trying to name a hero for one of my books, or maybe that dashing RAF pilot. I know our son has slightly higher odds of making it to the Show than of getting pulled through a time warp and fighting under Wellington or flying in the Battle of Britain, but still. I
like
my favorite names.
Wow...his name matches my thoughts on it.
Just for the record:
In 1947, the Cardinals gained notoriety by attempting to boycott games against the Brooklyn Dodgers to protest the Dodgers' signing of a black player, Jackie Robinson. Slaughter was the alleged ringleader of this boycott. National League president Ford Frick threatened to ban any players who boycotted any games, and the boycott never happened. The Cardinals did not sign a black regular until Curt Flood in 1958.
Not having any black players really hurt the Cards for years, although they had more black players than the Yankees by the time the two teams met in the 1964 World Series.
Stan Musial wanted no part of the strike. One of the many reasons Stan "The Man" is my starting RF in my all-time team. (I'm DHing The Babe.)
Yeah, but Stan Musial played left field. And then first base.
Still, I like Stan in Left, and Frank Robinson in Right. Though, obviously from his pitching, the Babe had a decent arm out there in right field.
Centerfield? Hmmm, maybe Tris Speaker. No, probably Mantle before he tore up his leg.
Hec, our tags look funny together.
You're a sexy amazon robot, baby.
My tag's from Undeclared. One of the characters is singing it in the shower, and on the commentary it was revealed that he improv-ed it. Heh.
funny...thought it was maybe that futurama robot.
