What's in a Name?
I had a recent conversation about a man in his 50’s who was well-respected and had a decent career in the medical field that changed his name from Jeffrey to Will. I don’t know if he went through legal channels or made it official, but even if it’s his middle name, why make the switch now? I cynically thought it was because he would like to make sure he’s in his partner’s will (he’s in his 80’s). A leap? Perhaps. I just don’t know what would possess someone to make that change when there wasn’t something like a divorce, move into the witness protection program or new CD coming out with the new moniker. It confuses everyone and they end up having bane conversations like this and wasting moments they’ll simply never get back. ”Well, Will said that he thought the cabernet we had last week at Deb and Al’s party was “too young”, what do you think?” “Do you mean Jeffrey?” “Oh yes, sorry, Jeffrey who now goes by Will.” “When did that happen?” “I don’t know, I guess I found out at Pet