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Here's a bit of a chuckler from the timesonline.


The New Scientist gave it the name nominative determinism - the idea that there is a link between people's names and their occupation.
In their book Yes!, Goldstein, Martin and Cialdini cite the classic piece of research that supports the idea that nominative determism really exists. A study of the rolls of the American Dental Association shows that more people called Dennis become dentists than you would expect if the choice of profession were purely random.
And now we have the exquisitely named Bernard Madoff, making off with his client's cash.
Here are my top 10 examples of nominative determinism.
1. Theodore Hee. Mr T. Hee was responsible for most of the early comic storylines for Walt Disney films.
2.Cardinal Sin. The classic example, I think. Jamie Sin was an Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church of the Philippines. Wikipedia helpfully notes: "His name should not be confused with "cardinal sin", which is synonymous for the seven deadly sins"
3. Judge Judge. In July of this year Sir Igor Judge was appointed Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.
4. Amy Freeze. Fox News Chicago's Chief Meteorologist could hardly have chosen a different profession. Save, perhaps, setting pay for Government employees.
5. Patty Turner. The inevitable name of the wife of McDonald's CEO Frank Turner.
6. Governor Blagojevich. The man responsible for introducing Americans to the British slang term "blag" which as the dictionary puts it means "To rob, steal [origin unknown]"
7. Dr Fred Grabiner. This is what the internet is for. A forum on appropriate names yields this brilliant moniker for a gynaecologist.
8. J. W. Splatt and D. Weedon. The New Scientist campaign was spurred on by the discovery of these two authors of an article on incontinence in the British Journal of Urology (vol 49, pp 173-176, 1977).
9. Usain Bolt. Surely his surname influenced the career of the world's fastest man? The same cannot be said of Marina Stepanova. This is the ideal name for an elite hurdler. But she earned her first titles under her maiden name of Marina Makeyeva, so her name can't have influenced her choice of career. Perhaps, though, it influenced her choice of husband.
10. Paige Worthy. Nominative determism has also fascinated the Freaknonomics blog ever since they discovered this fact checker for Good magazine.



Of course, if there's any vaildity to the premise, I should expect a career change to the luncheon services business as the "honest hot dog man"...or something like that...right? (You're probably wondering is it the man or the hot dog that's honest. I'd say that's a real good question. I'll work on the branding). Anywho, I thought it was good for a laugh.

She always makes me do my jobs!

Yes, here it is: my to-do list should Annie go into labor in the middle of the night. I love it!
And it doesn't escape me for one moment, remembering how fortunate Dad and I were to have Granny with us every time one of you made your entrances into the world. "Honey, it's time!" just doesn't play after you've had your first.
So Mary, my dear: take note. Ha ha. Next time, it's gonna be you!


Hi Mom,
Just a quick list of Luca's morning, as discussed:
He wakes up somewhere around 6:30, and we let him play in there for a bit. When you're ready to get him up, give him the milk cup that will be prepped and in the fridge. Also give him the syringe of Ditropan (already prepped, on the counter to the right of the oven).
We will try to have the coffee timed to brew at 7, to be ready when you get up. If it's not set up, coffee beans are in one of jars near the coffee maker. Grind2-3 scoops for 20 seconds. Fill water to 5-6 cup. Brew away.
Splenda is in the cupboard above the coffee maker.We're out of sugar/I don't use it, so if you don't want Splenda try the maple syrup, it's my favorite incoffee.
Whenever you're both awake and ready (maybe 8ish?),cath him and get him dressed.
Breakfast is 1 egg and 1 waffle (in the freezer -toast on setting 6) with butter. You can scramble it using his rice milk. He likes to watch a DVD when he dines in the morning. His current favorite will be loaded up in the portable DVD player, on the kitchen table or thereabouts.
Bring him to Maria's whenever you're ready .(and here, detailed directions)
Cathing: We'll have the urinal and catheter ready for you on his wooden chair in his room. Wash your hands well, and sit him in his chair. Wipe his penis clean with baby wipe. Open lubricant packet. Open catheter on the blue side so you touch the tipless. Put tip in lubricant all the way, so you get plenty of lube. Put blue part of catheter in urinal, awaiting flow of urine. Put it in his penis until you feel resistance or until urine starts flowing. If you feel resistance, it's the sphincter - tap at it like tapping at a door until it relaxes. ** Every once in a while, the sphincter just doesn't want to give. You might keep him on his chair, read him a short book, and then try again. Once urine starts flowing, push cath in another half inch or so and let majority of urine flow out. When it stops flowing, very slowly pull cath out, just a little at a time. Very often you'll get more urine as the cath moves to the bottom of his bladder. When it seems empty, pinch the catheter so nothing flows back into the bladder, and pull it completely out. We wrap the cath around the cap on the urinal with both ends inside so it's easier to handle, but put it where ever works for you - you're just going to throw it away.
I think that's it...?
Thanks for everything Mom!!!!l
love, Annie