1 Hmm. Any other forms of discrimination? Blogads has been putting stuff in surprising places lately.

2 I don't know, it doesn't sound like such a bad policy. Of course I may be a bit biased...

3 Well, now I have Mr. Courier, who is not a Kevin. Although I must admit Kevin is one of my favorite Celtic names. I'd considered it as a candidate name if we were to have a son, but never suggested it to my husband, because 1) it's usually considered more Scottish than Irish, and 2) I have a cousin named Kevin, and it would cause a lot of confusion to have another one running around. I actually like the Jewish custom of naming kids after a relative who is already dead. This way the deceased get remembered, and everyone avoids confusion. It's kind of a cool system. (Actually, Jews have most of the best customs in a lot of arenas. I've informed my spouse that I want a mostly Jewish funeral: no flowers unless someone forgets [which they will, but for the most part send the money to charity instead]; people can take turns shoveling dirt over me; smooth stones and rough stones to take home with them. I'd actually prefer cremation, but Attila the Hub wants to be buried so I'll join him in the ground and we can rot together.) How the heck did I get from advertising guidelines to death? I can't even claim that my sleeping pill kicked in prematurely, since I didn't take one tonight. Wow: I'm a complete nut.