Celebrity Children

Ok, so we all know that no celebrity can resist naming their kids something weird. We have Tom and Katie's Suri, Brad and Angelina's Shiloh, even a Pilot Inspektor from Jason Lee. Makes Ben and Jennifer's Violet pretty darned normal in comparison. So why the strange names? And why does it seem like the more A list the parent the more out there the name? Well here's my theory: It's so the child can disappear into normal society if they choose to. Lets face it, this child is already going to need loads of therapy and is probably in store for some kind of drug addiction, but there is a chance that they may lead a happy quiet life and that where the weird name helps. Now this may sound a little far fetched, but hear me out. You're not going to forget a name like Suri Cruise. Stick with that name and you'll always stand out in the crowd. But lets say that Suri at a certain point wants to go by Karen. Karen Cruise can easily blend into the crowd. She can be a lawyer, or a teacher, or even just a receptionist at the dentist office. The point is, she has options. At this point you may be saying "Hold up, Julie. Why not just name her Susan and let her change to Karen later?" Good point, here's why not. Cause it's far easier to think "wait, what was Tom and Katie's kid name? I thought it was Susan, but I guess it could have been Karen." whereas no one's going to mistake Suri for Karen. This theory may be completely off, but it at least gives me comfort that celebrities don't hate their kids and are naming them weird things out of love and hope they they can live a normal life, that way I don't have to hate them quite so much.

You know what really grinds my gears?

The music on the radio after 2 am. It's all this whiney soft rock stuff that's annoying as hell to listen to when I'm wide awake and is the last thing I want to listen to when I'm driving home trying to stay awake. Like, in a way I can understand them wanting to play mellower stuff late at night, but honestly most people who listen to the radio that night are probably driving home and need something with a kick to it. John Meyer does not have a kick to him, and I don't particular like listening to him anyways, but at night he's all over the radio. Not just on Alice or Mix 106.5, where I might expect to see him. Live 105 played him too! He does not belong there at all! Nor does Coldplay, who I actually like from time to time, but is a wee bit too mellow for what I need at that time. I'm just saying if I were a DJ, I'd be cranking up the Flagpole Sitta or Enter Sandman or just anything that would make all those people out there still awake wanna turn up the radio and sing along. If you listen to the radio to fall asleep NPR's always there for you...