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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Kirby Warden writes:
> Beneath the grey, rainy skies of September 21, 2001; my first-born son
> tasted the world for the first time. Weighing in at an impressive eight
> pounds and two ounces, he has the makings of a true-blooded Warden (My
> blood-line is filled with large shoulders at great highth, my father and
> grandfather and both of my uncles and my three cousins are all six feet or
> taller, with myself the exeption as my sister somehow obtained the highth...
> at least I was blessed with the shoulders).
>
> His name is Corbin Wayne Warden. On his third morning, he managed to turn
> himself over onto his belly in the nursery... his nurse-maids were quite
> impressed (us Wardens have always impressed the ladies). Moments after his
> birth, he opened up his water-works and christened the first nurse-maid to
> hold him (us Wardens have always managed to shock the ladies).
>
> Being the true-blooded germanic Warden that I am, I wanted to give Corbin
> the meaningful middle name of "Grey Cloud", as he was born under grey clouds
> and all... alas, the wife wouldn't have any of it (purhaps it is in the best
> interest of the child for me to wisely leave the naming to the mother as I
> eventually did).
Whew, thank goodness your wife was lucid enough to veto your suggestion for a
middle name and you were smart enough to listen to her. I think Corbin Wayne
is a much better choice and will save your son the headache of trying to
explain an unusual name.
Anyway, congratulations to both you and your wife! It's nice to be hearing
some good news for a change.
Maggie C.
x-posted to .people
> Here's hoping for the oppurtunity to raise a child better than I myself was
> raised. Purhaps he will be better moralized than myself. Purhaps less
> fearful/paranoid of his government or the future of his freedom. He was
> born in America, the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave, I hope he
> never regrets this luxury, nor takes it for granted. I hope he learns
> humility and meakness so that he never thinks better of himself than he
> deserves. I hope he seeks out the truth, rather than excepting the answers
> given him. I hope he is happier in his life than myself. I hope I can help
> him to achieve these things. I hope I can be a better example to him than
> my father was to me.
>
> Although this post may seem a bit "unfun", I assure you, there is much fun
> to having this bundle of joy in my home. And although the messy diapers are
> anything but fun while having to change them, they are asolutely fun to talk
> about afterwards.
>
> And let's not forget the "spit-ups" on new shirts...
>
> And the leaky faucets purposely aimed at the face...
>
> ...suddenly, it seems good to be me.
>
> Corbin Wayne Warden
> September 21, 2001
> 8Lbs. 2oz.
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