The Adventures of Thunder Buster

My brother’s wife is pregnant. We know that she is having a boy, but my brother and his wife won’t tell anyone what names they are considering for the baby. There are so many great choices available. Perhaps they will go with a good biblical name like Judas or Nebakanezer. Or they could opt for a strong literary name. Bertram Wilberforce does have a nice ring to it.

Naturally all my family is excited about our new addition and we have lots to say about this new baby. Always calling it “it” or “baby” or “the fetus” feels so cold and distant. So my brother-in-law decided to name him for us. He named the baby-to-be Thunder Buster. We have all happily accepted this name. It’s far easier to say, “I just bought a copy of Goodnight Moon for little Thunder Buster” than it is to say, “Are you planning to get the fetus a copy of The Very Hungary Caterpillar?”

Yes, we have accepted the name Thunder Buster with so much gusto; I really don’t think it will mater what my brother and his wife name their child. All of his aunts, uncles, and grandparents will forever be calling him their darling little storm cloud, Thunder Buster.

Joke of the Day

Once there were three men in the desert. One had bread, one had water, and one had a car door. The one with the water and the one with the car door asked the one with the bread, "Why do you have the bread?"
He said, "So if I get hungry, I can eat it."
The one with the bread and the one with the car door asked the one with the water, "Why do you have the water?"
He said, "So if I get thursty, I can drink it."
The one with the bread and the one with the water asked the one with the car door, "Why do you have the car door?"He said, "So if I get hot, I can roll down the window."