How's this as an example of today's Word of the Day??

"We do this sort of thing most weekends anyway," said a lean rebel with gunpowder smudges on his face and the felicitous name of Troy Cool.
--Tony Horwitz, Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War

I need an alias like "Troy Cool." I think everyone needs a name that embodies their potential as ... as.... as whatever they want to be. You could say that we only have to reach the potential to be completely ourselves (which includes the name we were given at birth), but I really don't think it would hurt to look into yourself and come up with a name that reflects what you find. After all, whatever your parents' intentions were when you were born, they couldn't know the kind of person you'd become 5, 10, 15, 65 years down the road. They can hope, and they can try to guide, but really they're just here to make sure that you have the opportunity to find your way in life.

On another note, the word of the day is "felicitous." Is your Monday felicitous? Mine is starting off well: I got to spend time with my grandma this weekend (and not just as her chauffeur, but quality time); I got out of bed on time this morning, after getting almost everything done yesterday that I wanted to get done; I'm not too tired; and I'm seeing a very good friend tonight for dinner. In other words, I can look back on the weekend without regrets and I've got something to look forward to.

A felicitous day.