“What’s in a name?” This iconic phrase was made popular by William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Juliet gives voice to the line, implying that a person’s intrinsic qualities matter more than their name or title. The conversation goes on to speak of a rose by any other name would certainly smell as sweet. While I totally get the point and agree in general, I’d like to push back a little bit... Names matter more than you think. First off, in this day and age many kids want to

Joel, Steve, Powell, Me, JT (aka Hairy Feet, Captain Unicorn, Bearded Wonder, Clown Lips, and Chuckles) What a great weekend! I don’t know about how yours went, but I had a wonderful time. I went down to Camp Piankatank , where I served for two summers as a counselor and program staff member. Four of my buddies—guys I worked with at camp—joined me. We hadn’t ALL been together since 20