Haven't Commented in a While!

This wasn't a line I wanted to use but it's appropriate since I haven't written here in a while. I've been very preoccupied with a lot things happening at the home front. Right now things have settled down a little so I thought I'd try to write something. I have another blog that I use to talk to my son and I've been writing on it fairly consistently. Last I checked the other blog has about 70 entries and, well you can count the ones here. When I first started this blog I wanted to use it as a venue to opine on social matters and offer ideas and concepts I thought up. I didn't think there needed to be yet another blog saying "well the weather today was crappy". With all the turmoil my life's been in lately I find it hard to get time to put these things down in writing but I will try to be more consistent in writing here. If you would like to read the other blog I mentioned, it's not publicly advertised. The blog is there as a venue for me and my son (Andrew) to communicate and the contents aren't necessarily for public consumption. If you're interested, you can leave a comment and we can discuss it but if your not Andy then I'll be very hesitant to send it to you.

My son has a new name

As some of you know I have a son from my previous marriage. His Name was Andrew Hunt but he has legally changed it to Andrew Jones-Gonzales. His reasons for changing his name are his own and I don't want to speculate as to his motives. If you know about my previous marriage you'll know the basis of the new name and can formulate your own opinion on this. Andrew had informed me of his desire to change his name earlier in the year. At first I was wondering if he'd go through with it but based on the reasons he gave me I was pretty sure he would. I had know idea what new name he was planning on and expected something more obscure or even from a foreign language. I was pleasantly surprised that he decided to keep his first and middle name and only changed his last. What's in a name? Is a name just another word or is it an identifier that defines us? Can a name do more than just a identify your lineage? Some people take a lot of pride in all the names they've been given. Take Hillery Clinton for example. For several years she wanted to be called Hillery Rohdam-Clinton. She wanted to honor the lineage of her premarriage name by including it into hers. Many young ladies upon marriage decide to hyphenate their names for this very reason. This bucks tradition but who cares it's what make them happy. I'm sure Andrew's reasons fall somewhere in this but as I said his reasons are his own. So if you happen to run across Andy congratulate him on his new name. Hopefully he take pride in his new name.