A Vote for Confidence

It would be real easy to say that this blog is not political. What with the What I Wore Wednesday posts and constant blather about nail polish but it really can't be denied.   I have a child named after one President. His photo hangs on her bedroom wall right next to this sign in her  window.  Her sister who sleeps in the bunk below her is named after a suffragist imprisoned by President Wilson in a jail right near our home. Her middle name is Presidential too. Honestly, if I could have gotten away with naming the third kid Cady Nixon Stanton or Lincoln Sanger I would have done that too. … [Read more...]

Noname Yet

A few days ago I asked for baby name submissions both on the blog and Twitter.  When it comes to names it seems H and I have totally different tastes.  He has thrown in suggestions that are seventies throwbacks while I tend to like foreign or "old lady" names.  Both the TD and The Comedian have Presidents in their names but I think we are running out of options in that category.Can you really name a girl Fillmore, Polk or Bush?  No. No, you cannot.  Perhaps we need to get real creative and use Lincolnia, Quincy or Clevelandia? … [Read more...]