What’s in a Middle Name?
The other night, my husband sent himself a package to his mom’s house, one he will catch up with when we arrive for Thanksgiving. To be sure to whom the package belongs, he included his middle name “Byron” in the name for the addressee. You see, his dad was “Charles Allen Black.” My husband is “Charles Byron Black.” Punctuation saves lives; middle names add interest and depth to who we are. They are a source of intrigue, prompting the ubiquitous question, in one form or another: So, what’s the “Z” stand for? Huh. “E.W.” Wonder what her middle names are?…
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