Names that work, and one that doesn't.

I've known her since before there even was such a thing as LJ. In recent years, she's split her writings between the fannish and the familyish, and while I don't always understand the former, I always appreciate the thoughts she adds to both conversations.

Call her fangirlsays, call her mon_de_plume (which might be one of the best usernames eva), just call her. And wish her a happy birthday  ::hugs::

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Not in the running anytime soon for "best name eva" is a guy I read about on a Reuters site today, about a South African man who mistakenly thought he'd won a $12 million (US) Powerball jackpot but didn't:

National Lottery spokeswoman Thembi Tulwana said the real winner of Friday's PowerBall draw was an unnamed 43-year-old woman, and not 52-year-old Stanley Philander, a Cape Town hardware store cleaner reported to have carried off the record rollover prize.

Cheer up, Stan. For just 8 bucks on godaddy, you can register the name philander.me- and then offer to sell it to Tiger Woods.

A Fail of Epic Sport Utility Proportions:

The banner ad below the masthead of the online Buffalo News just now:



Hey, at least they're honest about what's going to happen to way too many of these urban assault jockeys.

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BTW: no idea what that "partly cloudy" crap is about. It's been sunny and gorgeous all day, even if a little on the chilly side for the last full week of February.  As I told Eleanor on the way to church, as long as the sun is out and the roads are clear, I really don't care much about the temperature or if there's snow piled up on the sides of the road. It's what we are this time of year, and we have three much nicer seasons to look forward to after this.