What's in a name?

Thursday, February 16:

I bought a baby name book today.

Is this even worth the time and money? I mean, I already know names I like and don't like.

And yet I go to the local bookstore to buy a name book. It's like a ritual.

And let me tell you, there are as many baby name books as there are stars in the sky. It was hard to pick a book, much less a name. Do I get the one with 50,001 names, or the one with 100,00 names, or the book that boasts only "thousands" of names but seems to include more relevant information?

If you ask me, the book is more for my husband.

So, of course, that means I read it practically cover to cover before I even showed it to him.