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From: Rossmoor at Seal Beach
Good to hear they're at least going to continue to offer you the work.
On a somewhat different note - was wondering if you guys had any opinion on names. Can't quite tell if she's going to be a little redhead... or a strawberry blonde... but we're down to Jessica, Jennifer or Taylor. (I'm leaning towards the latter... but wouldn't mind some helpful input.) Anyone know how to create a poll?
(I'll post a pic the first time she's strapped into her car seat... or when I get the digital camera unloaded... whichever comes first.)
On a somewhat different note - was wondering if you guys had any opinion on names. Can't quite tell if she's going to be a little redhead... or a strawberry blonde... but we're down to Jessica, Jennifer or Taylor. (I'm leaning towards the latter... but wouldn't mind some helpful input.) Anyone know how to create a poll?
(I'll post a pic the first time she's strapped into her car seat... or when I get the digital camera unloaded... whichever comes first.)
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From: La La Land
Since you're asking for opinions, here's mine.
Those names aren't "classic", they're just over-used.
All things run in cycles. My great-grandmother, probably born somewhere around 1875, was named Emma.
My grand-daughter, born seven years ago, is named Emma. I had ABSOLUTELY no influence whatsoever in choosing her name. Pure coincidence.
Oh, and the cycle had come around........
My advice is to give her some indivuality, and pick something less "classic" (read less common), not what Good Housekeeping says today's "hip" names are.
Pop
Those names aren't "classic", they're just over-used.
All things run in cycles. My great-grandmother, probably born somewhere around 1875, was named Emma.
My grand-daughter, born seven years ago, is named Emma. I had ABSOLUTELY no influence whatsoever in choosing her name. Pure coincidence.
Oh, and the cycle had come around........
My advice is to give her some indivuality, and pick something less "classic" (read less common), not what Good Housekeeping says today's "hip" names are.
Pop
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From: Newberry Springs, CA
And I couldn't agree more with you pop, my kids names are Andrew, Robert and Kathleen.
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From: Whittier, CA
My advice is to just pick what you like. Some time during her life she will love it, then hate it, then just accept it. You cannot predict what stigma may be attached to a name somewhere in the future, or what popular opinion may be.
Unpredictably bad luck would be being born in the '20's and named Adolph, or in the 90's and named Barack.
Unpredictably bad luck would be being born in the '20's and named Adolph, or in the 90's and named Barack.
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From: La La Land
Amen, Marc! Hard to beat Bill's keen sense of humor!
And now from the This-Just-In department:
Not only am I getting old, but the tele-marketing world must know it. I just got a sales call from that "step-through-a-door-safety" bathtub company.
She sounded about thirty-five years old, and after a brief introductory description of the product and the message "As seen on Channel Seven", her first, obligatory question was "How are you today?" Sometimes I tell them with great detail (including whether I'm "regular" or not), but I didn't this time, and just said "Fine".
Immediately following was, "Tell me, do you have any aches or pains?"
I grunted "Huh?", then uttered nary another word, and simply hung up.
Should I consider this to have been too rude, or do you think she hears that a lot and considers it a normal response from us ol' farts?
Pop
And now from the This-Just-In department:
Not only am I getting old, but the tele-marketing world must know it. I just got a sales call from that "step-through-a-door-safety" bathtub company.
She sounded about thirty-five years old, and after a brief introductory description of the product and the message "As seen on Channel Seven", her first, obligatory question was "How are you today?" Sometimes I tell them with great detail (including whether I'm "regular" or not), but I didn't this time, and just said "Fine".
Immediately following was, "Tell me, do you have any aches or pains?"
I grunted "Huh?", then uttered nary another word, and simply hung up.
Should I consider this to have been too rude, or do you think she hears that a lot and considers it a normal response from us ol' farts?
Pop
Hotshot
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From: La La Land
Pretty hard to go wrong with them-there! Those are good 'ol American names!
Do people actually name their kids "Scout" nowadays?
Pop
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From: Northern and Southern Cal
But then that would be another law on the books that we don't need.
Whatever, don't feel bad.
Hotshot
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From: La La Land
I fear that some folks are completely ignoring the national Do-Not-Call list, and some pee-pees need to be whacked, financially, by the powers-what-be.
Heck, maybe we could even solve this current over-spending mess!
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From: Whittier, CA
My firstborn, a son, was born 3 months premature. Weighed 3-13. Of course we were not quite ready for this, and had not picked a name or even discussed it very much. After most of the night and half the day of labor, the nurses asked ME alone what the name would be. I took a few minutes to think about it, and picked a first and middle name, unilateraly as they say. I really didn't think to get some input from my wife. But when advised of the outcome she seemed to be pleased. I suppose she was just glad to have less to worry about.
The newborn was immediately tranported to Choc in Orange County, where he spent exactly 30 days before he could come home.
A name really didn't seem all that important at the time.
The newborn was immediately tranported to Choc in Orange County, where he spent exactly 30 days before he could come home.
A name really didn't seem all that important at the time.
