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Sunday Summary: 12/20/09

December 20, 2009 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

‘Tis the season for popcorn.

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Sunday Summary: 11/29/09

November 29, 2009 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

If you’re in the US, here’s hoping you had a lovely Thanksgiving.

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Sunday Summary: 10/4/09

October 4, 2009 By appellationmountain 14 Comments

As part of our Birthday Fun Weekend, we took the kids off to Build-A-Bear Workshop. Actually, Aly built a bear dog. There was stuffing and fluffing and convincing us that yes, his bear dog absolutely needed ice skates. And then we got to the moment – naming the bear dog. After several suggestions were rejected […]

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Sunday Summary: 8/16/09

August 16, 2009 By appellationmountain 11 Comments

It’s August 16, and that means Mad Men’s third season debuts tonight. Check out the Mad Men Names list over at Nameberry. Midge might not make a comeback any time soon, but Joan, Peter and Betty all sound fresh to my ear. Bewildertrix has spotted Betty in a few birth announcements recently. Speaking of television […]

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Name of the Day: Keturah

August 10, 2009 By appellationmountain 9 Comments

She’s Biblical and boasts a great nickname or two, but this one is as rare as can be. Thanks to Alicia for suggesting Keturah as Name of the Day.

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Sunday Summary: 6/14/2009

June 14, 2009 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

After last week’s bumper crop o’ starbabies, it has been a relatively quiet week.

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Technical Difficulties

June 4, 2009 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

For reasons I can’t puzzle out, yesterday’s Name of the Day post failed to, well, post.

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Sunday Summary: 5/31/2009

May 31, 2009 By appellationmountain 10 Comments

First up, we’re expecting … three baby bluebirds. The mama has built a nest in the tiny herb garden Arthur latched onto our postage-stamp sized balcony. Since they’re growing amongst our herbs, I’m calling the three eggs Basil, Coriander and Rosemary. I’ve been trying to talk to Mama Bird about names, but she’s not interested. […]

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Sunday Summary: 3/15/09

March 15, 2009 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

First of all, thank you, Anne Heche, for following up Homer with Atlas. She may not be a mega-celeb, but she sure knows how to pick outstanding starbaby names. Is it too soon to call Atlas the new Atticus? Someone reading this post must surely have the chops to win Baby Name Wizard’s 2008 Baby […]

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Red Carpet Names: Boys’ Edition

February 20, 2009 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

If you’re finding this site through Nameberry, welcome. If you’re a regular here, please also visit my guest post: Red Carpet Names: Boys’ Edition. I’ll be checking in over the weekend to respond to comments there. Many thanks to Pam and Linda for the opportunity. And no, I didn’t choose the picture they used for […]

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