Niamh's a lovely name! and so's Ondine. (So long as you're sure she's an MLL!!) Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Geary" <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 5:42 AM Subject: [lit-ideas] VERY VERY VERY GOOD NEWS > Today a new Marxist-Leftist-Liberal entered the world. My daughter Ondine, > the baby of the family, gave birth to her own baby, a girl -- source of even > more Marxist-Leftist-Liberals!!!! Might as well surrender now, Lawrence. > But even if you don't, you're invited to share in my joy. They have decided > to call her Niamh. Unfamiliar with the word, look here: > > NIAMH (pronounced Neeve): a Celtic word, means "brightness." From Irish > mythology, Niamh of the Golden Hair, from the Land of Youth, where no one > ever grows old. > > > Oh, that poor child! Well, it should help her develop patience. > > Actually, she wasn't born, she was plucked. The kid just didn't want to > leave her warm womb room, so by God, after 15 hours of labor, the powers > that be just went in there and pulled her out kicking and screaming. The > description of the C-section by my son-in-law who was in the room was not > pretty. Not one little bit. Thank you, God, for making me male. Thank > you, thank you, thank you. I'll take an occasional kick in the nuts to > birthing children any day of the week. > > A toast to Niamh: > > Through the throat of a thrush > the Spirit sings > Celebrate! > Life is not what you make of it. > Life > is how you partake of it. > > Here's looking at you, kid. > > Mike Geary > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html