As we say in the New World, in life as in the dictionary, perspicacity precedes perspicuity.
I'm pulling your leg. We don't really say that. I do, but we don't.
In 1990, the 15 most common surnames in the United States were Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones, Brown, Davis, Miller, Wilson, Moore, Taylor, Anderson, Thomas, Jackson, White, and Harris. By 2010, according to the Census people, the 15 most common surnames in the United States were Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones, Garcia, Miller, Davis, Rodriguez, Martinez, Hernandez, Lopez, Gonzalez, Wilson, and Anderson. The times, they are a-changin'. Do you detect a trend? Yes, yes indeedy.
In England, the name given most often to baby boys in 2017 is Muhammed. Apparently there is a trend going on there as well.
There once lived in North Korea a man named Kim Il-sung. Kim Il-sung had a son named Kim Jong-il, and Kim Jong-il also had a son. American late-night television comedian David Letterman used to say that Kim Jong-il's son was Menta Lee-il, but even though he may have been correct, Kim Jong-il's son was actually named Kim Jong-un. He has been in the news a lot lately. Kim Jong-il had other sons as well, Kim Jong-nam and Kim Jong-chul, about whom we never hear anything at all. Apparently they are keeping a low profile.*
*One fervently hopes our own Dear Leader in Washington D.C. will do the same.
This post is not supposed to make any sense.
So far I am succeeding.
Happy equinox to you all.
Also, a very happy Rosh Hashanah.
Now I'm scared. It made perfect sense to me.
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