Daniel Finkelstein writes an entertaining column called Comment Central that has absolutely nothing to do with genealogy. However, the man writes a killer column. Last December he did a piece called “What’s in a Name?” that I’m still chuckling about. I doubt many of you read Finkelstein, so I’m now inviting you to check out his thoughts on “nominative determinism – the idea that there is a link between people’s names and their occupation.”
In his column, Finkelstein takes on the following folks, “by name:”
- Bernard Madoff
- Theodore Hee
- Cardinal Sin
- Judge Judge
- Amy Freeze
- Patty Turner
- Governor Blogojevich
- Dr. Fred Grabiner
- J W Splatt and D. Weedon
- Usain Bolt
- Paige Worthy
Read Finkelstein’s column at the Times Online website.