Randolph, my dearest

I was reading the SwampLand blog (Time magazine) the other day and noticed for the first time that one of their contributors named Jay Newton-Small is actually a woman. This reminded me of the fact that, as a young man, I often thought, at first blush, that women with seemingly masculine first names (e.g. Alex) had a special sex appeal. Maybe it just gave them an air of formidable confidence that was alluring.

However, efforts to convince my wife to change her first name to Randolph have thus far fallen flat. All things considered, this is probably for the best.