| As the time is
getting closer and closer to the introduction of another child to our
family, we (Terra and I) have been trying to decide on a name for this
individual. Those who have had children of their own know this
can be a difficult task. Actually it is rather easy, but what
makes it difficult is that two autonomous adults need to come to an
agreement on what that name will be. In the previous 4 births and
naming cycles that we have been through, we have been able to decide on
the name prior to being admitted in the hospital 75% of the time (or 3
out of the 4). Kyle was a name that we needed to decide upon so
that we could write something down on the birth certificate. This
child is looking to be the same way, so I have decided to start
collecting opinions from others and try to attempt a diplomatic
solution. I believe there was a small part of me that was
secretly thinking that the majority of individuals would agree with my
name and therefore give me some more clout when pressing my
point. As a side note, This is Terra @ 35 weeks. |
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The way the name
game works for us, is that Terra suggests her favorite or preferred
names and I do the same. The other individual that has not
proposed the name will either say yes, no or maybe. In our case
we have each had a bunch of "nos" and some "maybes" but no yeses -
thus the deficiency in the new name department. We have
developed a short list of names that one person likes and the other
person doesn't hate. So in order to agree upon a name I have
decided to unsolicited others opinions on the matter (again with the
secret belief that others would naturally support my suggestions and I
could push through my name and we would be done). Javalina out side our window |
| Here is the short
list of names I proposed (alphabetic order): |
Here is the
histogram showing their popularity: |
| Alesha Alana Allison Jacklyn Janelle Jennifer Maralyn Miriam Sara Sariah Tiffany |
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Perhaps
the most surprising outcome of this esercise was that my "preferred"
name was actually the one single name that received the most "what ever
you do, don't name them Tiffany" votes. I was quite surprised by
this, and left with very little ammunition to say everyone obviously
likes my choice. Luckily, it is my prerogative to ignore others preferences when it comes to agreeing upon a name
with the exception of Terra. The short story is that no name has
yet been selected, and we are back to the drawing board so to speak. Kyle mowing the back yard |
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| I
had so much fun with this obtaining other views and tallying them up,
that I decided to take on another subject of which Terra and I have
found wonderful deliberations in. That is when you go to make any
meal that requires preparation with a bowl to mix up ingredients, I
choose to use a spoon and Terra chooses to use a fork. My choice
is motivated by the single utensil that will do the job. I do not
like to use multiple tools to mix up a batter, I prefer to use one dish
and mix, beat, pour, serve, etc. with the same utensil. Terra, on
the other hand, likes to use a fork sometimes then switch to a spoon
then switch to a spatula then switch back to a fork and at the end - I
would have a dirty bowl and spoon, and Terra would have a dirty bowl
and sink full of dishes. In order to generate some viewpoints
from others, I composed and sent out an email with the following
hypothetical scenario: You are poor and only have one mixing bowl (manual) and one mixing utensil. You cannot afford multiple items to mix up ingredients so you only get to choose one. You need to be able to make batters, sauces, biscuits, bread doughs, tortillas, cakes, desserts, puddings, jellos, etc. What utensil do you select as the ONE item that you use to mix everything with? Fork, Spoon, or Other (specify) A rainbow our our front door. |
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The
results that came in were once again very entertaining. The view
points were differing and after seeing the results, Terra said that my
methodology was very flawed and the question proposed was
misleading. I will however, include the results and some choice
responses for your enjoyment: Total responses: 11 |
| "I would prefer a big spoon!" "Nathen, methinks you are entering dangerous territory or at the very least starting a disastrous trend. Still, as another man's downfall is incredibly entertaining and delicious, I'll follow you down this rabbit hole. I posit that your inquiry is not only irrelevant, but silly to its core. The scenario you present is incredibly akin to asking "if you were working on a car because you were too poor to hire a mechanic and could afford only one tool to do the myriad of jobs required, what would you choose? Monkey wrench, crescent wrench, box wrench, robo-grips, or other?". Now you know as well as I do each one of those could theoretically do the job, but having the right tool for the job is invaluable and makes life so much easier. Man may have to eat by the sweat of his brow, but is it necessary to sweat so much? P.S. Solidarity sister! P.P.S. You won't be making a merengue or whipping cream with a fork." - Great response, but no choice given. "If I had to only pick between a fork or spoon it would be a fork. But I would walk the street picking up pennies I found and buy a slotted spoon so I could mix both liquid and doughs with :) ... Ok I changed my mind I would still go with the fork. But would buy a whisk instead of a slotted spoon." "Spoon all the way " "I like stirring/mixing with a fork. " "Nathen, So, if I were to be stranded on a desert island (or at a scout camp) with only one bowl and mixing utensil, it would have to be a spoon. You just can't scrape dough out of a bowl with a fork..." "KD said she would pick one of those part spoon part fork. Karren said a large casserole spoon" "If you could only own the one utensil it would have to be a spoon. A fork would let you cut in butter and get rid of lumps but a spoon mixes way better and scraps bowls and get ALL the ingredients off the bottom where a fork can't. Also you can serve with this spoon (you are REALLY poor). If you are so poor you can't afford multiple utensils the spoon has the advantage of being more versatile when it comes to eating as well. What in the world prompted this discussion?" |
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