There is an old proverb that says 'good men must die, but death cannot kill their names.'
When we chose the name Marina for my daughter, I was a little skeptical at first because of all the marina's where I live, but she IS Marina and I could not imagine her name being anything else. Most people are named after their ancestors. My great-great-grandfather was George Washington Boles. His cousin was Abraham Lincoln Boles. My great-grandfather was Ulysses S. Frost. His nickname was Grant.
When I was born, my dad wanted to name me Roy Rogers Speck. "I think NOT," said my mom. I am glad, too. Sorry Roy, but a lifetime of always being serenaded with "Happy trails to you until we meet again," would have been a little too much. Western TV shows were popular back then, so it could have been worse. He could have wanted to name me Zorro or Festus.
I used to tease my son, Elijah, by telling him that we almost named him Michael Jackson Speck. Although he would never admit it, for a few moments he actually believed me.
For the past several months, I have been keeping up with Rand Paul of Bowling Green. He is a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky and he has become very popular. Fox and CNN are always talking about him and I have been thinking that, IF he wins the election, I might drop the Y from my first name, totally ditch my last name and start using my middle name. So, it would be RAND RAY.
I said I MIGHT. I didn't say that I would.
HAPPY TRAILS TO YOU UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN!!
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