Friday, November 05, 2004


A Molly we know.

Geoff can't see naming Papaya "Marina," because he plays tennis with a Marina. I won't accept his preference for "Victoria," because I already have a cousin Victoria. There are 2 Ruths and four Rebeccas, a Hope, Julie, Jessica, Alison, Anna, Alice and Alaciel. We know 2 Sophias, a Rosa and a Rosie, and a dog named Rosie too. Cristina, Helen, Carol, Grace, Holly, Noel and Marie: Taken. We always thought to name a daughter "Olivia," but now this once unique name is in the top 5. Also taken: Laura, Betsy, Elizabeth, Aurora, Gretchen, Zoe, Lydia, Madeline, Emily, Kayla, Lily, Karen, Anne, Linda, Belinda, Yanina, Jola, Maria, Janice, Josie, Vera, Deanne.

This subject rolls around my head like a marble in an empty box. Back and forth, over and over. And I wish I could make it stop. It is boring me. And the only excuse I have for boring you, is that as boring as this is, it's way more fun than figuring out what to fix for dinner.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

How do you feel about Sela? Always a favorite of mine. Or Maya (which is so nice for a little papaya)...

Anonymous said...

Oops, that was me, Julie. Hmm, there's a nice name! Actually, when I was in school, I was always one among a zillion Julies. Then the name seemed to disappear. This year, I've ran into two little girls, Julie and Julia, maybe we're making a comeback...

Natalie said...

I love the name Julie, and Julia, Julianne, Julian. It's probably a bigger problem having so many nice choices!