Name Game

Before I drop a few solid macho nombres for the boy, please allow me to apologize for slacking lately on the semi-humorous blogging. When the time change hits it completely throws my life out of whack. I'm sleeping fine, waking up fine, but it gets dark so damn early it turns my auto-pilot lazy mode switch on way ahead of time. The sweat pants come out and the only thing I might accomplish besides working on the house is massive snacking and television consumption. Thanks for your patience.

And now back to your regularly scheduled unborn baby exploitation, also knowns as the name game:

Thunder - lightning is for those who have to show off, thunder is just a hint of power and flash to come. Maybe I'm overcompensating with all these hyper-masculine names, but I like to apply all of them to various stages of the boy's life and then chuckle at how great these situations could end up being for everyone. Just imagine me taking a young toddler to the park in his overalls, meeting the other dads at the jungle gym, and then someone asks what the boy's name is. Now try to imagine the expression of confusion, humor, and flat out envy on his face when he realizes he wasted his one opportunity in his life to give his kid the gift of lifelong aweseomeness. Huzzah!

Buster - not only was this the name of my first dog as a child, but it's just plain cute in a manly way. It's non-threatening, yet unmistakeably manly. I also like names that always lead people to underestimate you. The only downside I see to this is once the boy enters the world of dating there is a neverending list of crude combinations that people will come up with for his success with girls. Just think about the possibilities for a minute, you will probably offend yourself.