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I decided to search for a Mac name generator. What I found was odd. Lots of generators for names to use on Social Media or for use as a web address. And then I found one for creating Macho names for FPS games (link to article), one for generating city names (link to alternativeTo) and two that run on Java (RealNameGenerator and JaNaG Java Name Generator). Oh and a link to a baby name definition site.

Is it possible that Wesley inherited his body-type from his not-at-all-maternal egg donor? ;-) I swear I didn’t see @Wesley8890’s response before I wrote mine… ;-)

I was a PK (Preacher’s Kid), but we never sat in the first row. We sat in the third or fourth row. Our dentist and his family sat in the row ahead of us. No one ever sat in the first row because there was nothing in front of the pew. My father was a very conservative Protestant minister. But he wasn’t a fire-and-brimstone preacher. My mother used to warn us all the time that we had to set a good example and be good. PKs either grow up to be very religious or very rebellious. My family thinks I’m being rebellious since I’m Gay and an Agnostic. No one else thinks I’m rebellious at all since I’m Risk Averse.

@Wesley8890 so now I have to do some binge reading? ;-) They can fight about Batman & Superman all they want if I can have Captain America. But if I can't have Chris Evans, I’ll settle for Paul Betany (Vision, JARVIS, and the frequently naked Chaucer in A Knight’s Tale). ;-)

If I’m not confusing this with another story like I sometimes do, didn’t Allen say he’d done the same thing in the past? People think there’s a huge gap between casual sex and commercial sex. I think there’s a lot of gray area there that overlaps both types. It’s not the person’s fault that they have no other marketable skills or abilities. It’s not something I’ve done or plan to do, but I have a friend for whom it was the best way to feed her children – her ex-husband (who was also living off her proceeds) mentioned it to authorities and their children were taken away and put in foster care!

In some neighborhoods they might be afraid of what an adult might do if they didn’t give them candy! Or they might have been thinking it was a nice thing to do for an apparently developmentally disabled person. All depending on the neighborhood and the neighbors. ;-)

That’s the funniest line so far! ;-) I remember those! I had already been transferred out of Mervyn's Toy Store into the Jewelry Department by then. The first major licensee was Coleco – more famous at the time for their game system, ColecoVision. ;-) I remember the nasty tricks toy manufacturers used back then. Mattel would force stores to buy stuff that Mattel wanted to get rid of just so they could buy best-sellers like Hot Wheels and Barbie. Hasbro would include several Greedos that no one wanted and only a single Storm Trooper in each box of the original Star Wars Action Figures – they knew stores would be forced to buy more boxes in order to satisfy customer demand. We had dozens of names on a waiting list for Storm Troopers at one time. (Toys “R” Us existed, but wasn’t dominant yet. No one had heard of the internet yet and most wouldn’t want to get online for another 20 years.)

@Wesley8890 Did you intentionally name them Phillip, Benji, and JAM? You seem to be starting on sandwich too (Seamus and Wesley). ;-)

Jackson Pollock was the one who was famous for his paintings that looked like splatters and dribbles… ;-)

I‘m sorry that writing this was so painful. Do what’s best for you. Have you ever talked to a professional therapist about any of this? Therapy does help. ;-)

I’m hoping that the most traumatic parts are literary license, but I’m afraid to hear that I might be wrong…

Gee. A couple of the boy’s names seem awfully familiar… ;-)

Should that be Jackson Pollock? ;-)

Well we all know that the MallWart is really very Anti-American at heart.

Now I want some Chocolate Raspberry Cake! ;-)

"I don't believe in elitism. I don't think the audience is this dumb person lower than me. I am the audience." ~ Quentin Tarantino

…And now the fireworks starts! What many guessed came true: Adam’s ex is Ian’s vicious sister! So when Adam & Ian rescue the baby from the clutches of its evil mother, the baby will be as close to being biologically both theirs as possible without genetic manipulation that hasn’t been invented yet. ;-)

We just call them baskets here. (Dictionary.app says ‘punnet’ is a British term.) Back in the ‘70s, they were always green plastic things… ;-)

That’s ironic! ;-)

Poor Kaleb. I used to have to deal with people like Chapman when I was younger. And yes, there was a time when I was just as clueless as Kyle was initially. It’s very uncomfortable when people do not respect boundaries. I learned that I had to be very direct and unambiguous about not being interested.

I’m sorry Don & Louis never had children. There are so many that need a loving family. They’d be able to deal with a Special Needs child who had mobility problems and might otherwise be very difficult to place… ;-)

I was thinking that the ultimate don’t-care-if-we’re-disqualified marathon has to be San Francisco’s Bay to Breakers. It’s a serious race that’s a pre-qualifier for the Boston Marathon, but it’s also a huge costume party! It starts in the Financial District downtown (where people toss tortillas in the air at the start), goes up the dreaded Hayes St Hill, passes through Golden Gate Park, and ends at the Great Highway where they have a costume judging area. There are bands along the way that play music for the passing runners. One recurring ‘costume’ is naked (hence the nickname ‘Bare to Breakers’), but unfortunately most are not bodies anyone wants to see. There are also Centipedes (where groups of runners do the entire race in formation – there’s a minimum number required) and floats. Officially nudity is banned in the race (it’s not one of the festivals that SF has exempted from their nudity ban), but that never stops some people. Alcohol is banned and confiscated, but still shows up too. There are also groups who dress as salmon and run ‘upstream’ (from the Great Highway to the Financial District). Most just wear standard running gear and do not wear costumes – a large percentage of the runners never register. The race started just after the Great 1906 Earthquake. It’s gone through numerous sponsors. Naturally, pictures are available on Tumblr and Flickr (some are NSFW).

The power of little Eli! It’s amazing what kind of effect a baby has on an entire family. My parents weren’t big on physical demonstrativeness either with each other (I never saw them kiss until my mother was in the hospital and they rarely hugged or put their arms on each other’s shoulders or around their waists) or with us, but my first nephew changed all of that! He loved getting hugs and he kissed all of us when he was young. Gradually, the hugs migrated to others and when I see my relatives on holidays, I get hugs from my brothers, sisters-in-law, my favorite Aunt & Uncle, and my cousin & her husband. Sometimes my older nephew hugs me too, but not his sister or my elderly aunt. ;-)

US Olympian Simone Biles was involved in a controversy similar to that. She refers to her (grand) parents as her ‘real’ parents. A clueless sports reporter kept calling them her grandparents even after he had been informed of her preference. I think it’s a related to Mansplaining – his definition was more important than Simone’s.

I always knew the Governor-General was appointed by the sovereign to veto any and all legislation not in the best interest of 'The Empire,' but I'm shocked to hear you say most Canadian's don't know that.... The Governor-General has unlimited power to act in the king or queen's name; it's not a ceremonial position at all, but a colonial one. Also to learn that more Canadian tax dollars are siphoned off to pad the royal tax-free lifestyle than British pounds is sobering. No wonder Scotland wants out And lastly, your comments on Will not having the spunk reminds me of (I think a comment relayed by her butler) how Diana said openly she thought her eldest son was weak, and that Harry would make the better monarch. Fascinating post.