I was reading news the other day when a name in the headlines caught my eye- it was the name of an acquaintance of mine. But the headline said he was on death row. I looked up the story, found a picture and it was not the same dude.

I was reminded of another acquaintance, one whom I was on my way to meet, only to hear a warning on the radio that a dreaded child molester was just being paroled in this area with the name of my acquaintance. Turned out to be a different guy by the same name, but it gives one pause, doesn’t it?

I ended up not becoming friends with both of those guys and even count the later amongst my enemies now.

Do you think names influence behaviour? Do all the Daves or Michaels you know fit into a certain category- have something in common? There are a couple names I steer clear of- nothing but bad experiences over and over again. (eg. Never trust a Doug)

If you have a common name are you...