Kane Farabaugh's Kanestergram

In an earlier post I talked about the movie "The Namesake" with Kal Penn, and how I related to the movie because of my own unique name. I've read this headline many times throughout the years. "What's in a name?" Names become an important part of the parenting process, and in our case with our son, was an evolving process right down to the very day he was born. I guess I've always wanted to name my son after me, since it's always been such a unique name I figured it couldn't hurt to pass it along. And since my wife is English, I figured having a Roman numeral at the end of a name wouldn't be so unusual, since they seem to do a fair amount of that in the United Kingdom. But our son is not a member of the Royal family or a noble. Nope, he's just one-half English, one-half American/German/Irish (if it's possible to combine those three into one-half) and all parts darn cute. We started early on with the name Lucas, and for those of yo...

He's here! Lucas Anthony Farabaugh arrived at 11:08 AM on Tuesday, December 18, 2007. Weighed in at 8 pounds, 5 ounces. 20 and 3/4 inches long. Mother and baby are doing great! So is Dad and Grandma! I'll update more later with more pics. Stay tuned!

I gotta say. I love Netflix. We watched a great movie the other night. It's called "The Namesake," and stars Kal Penn, of Harold and Kumar - and most recently "House" - fame. He plays a character named "Gogol." Gogol is South Asian, and is born in America. Gogol is a name that has special meaning to his father, and I won't divulge too much more of the plot - you should rent it and see it. It's one of the more heartwarming and better movies we've seen this year. But suffice it to say that growing up with the name "Gogol" wasn't an easy prospect for a young boy, and despite standing up for himself early on, he grows to hate the name and starts going by the name "Nick." I can relate to "Gogol" and sort of identified with the movie. After all, my name isn't Henry or Jack or Michael. It's Kane. But where Gogol and I differ is that I have never been ashamed of my unusual name. I've embraced i...