A meandering stroll through what it means to give something a name and the possibilities of changing that name.

 Links mentioned:

• A list of celebrities’ real names.

• Find out the history of your name.

• What the Buck!

• Tibetan Names.  The tag line for this site is “Tibetan names for your dog, horse, cat, pet or child!”

• Some designers react to the new Aol logo.

The end of the year brings about a torrent of “best of lists.”   We think about the yearly ritual of choosing what was best and worst in a given orbit of the sun.

Links mentioned:

• Gwen’s Best 09 Challenge.  Here’s the help page.  Start today!  If it’s not December when you’re reading this, start next time it rolls around!

• The Psychology Today article that asks are you living in the past, present, or future?

• The Atlantic article on Happiness.

• The reality of I Gotta Feeling