I am amused

SSA's top 20 Names List for 2008

Now, I realize this is THIS years list, but still. I have multiples of all but an Emma, Madison, and Chloe from the top ten. And for the boys, I don't have any Christophers, but have multiples of almost all the rest in the top twenty.

In Plain Sight

The hint of the day is this:

People think that names don't mean a lot, and surely names like Jennifer or Jessica or Mary may not make a big impact, but if you're thinking about naming your child something like Hamlet, or Reagan or Goneril, or even, I don't know, OPHELIA.... don't. That kind of thing, it just ain't right. The girl at my camp, whose parents purportedly DID name her for the Shakespearean character Ophelia, wanders around crying and talking to herself. If you don't know why that's significant, stop reading this and go read something worthwhile. I do have to wonder why she and her sister (twins) weren't named for King Lear's daughters instead, after all one is whiny and one is demanding, but whatever.

That's all I have to say, perhaps it also says a lot about my afternoon... because it ought to.