Aside

Some people call a “French Press” a “Bodum.” Meanwhile, some people call “Facial Tissue” “Kleenex.” The word “Bodum” sounds like a drum machine. It is the percussive version of the instrument called “Theramin,” whose inventor was a member of the KGB. These are the initials of the famous actor Kevin Gregory Bacon (Father: Sir Francis, Mother: Streakolean). Rose of Sharon is the prettiest name for a young girl that I have ever heard. I am surprised it isn’t more common. Sometimes I am mistaken for a girl in the cafeteria line; but no one ever mistakes my first name for Rose of Sharon.