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July 28, 2009

"Name That Boy" Book Giveaway Contest

You’ve seen the cute boy on the book cover loaded down with activities, right?If not, here he is:

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People frequently ask me if that boy is “The Boy”; that is, my son.I’d like to clear things up here and now:Nope. He’s not my son. He’s not “The Boy.”The Not So Fast boy is, however, going to be a big part of my life. He’ll travel with me to various speaking events. He’ll grace the blog and might be projected onto screens during PowerPoint presentations. His face will be associated with my name for some time.I feel that I should get to know the little guy. We need to bond.So I decided to name him.Here’s where you come in!Enter the “Name That Boy!” contest: Win a copy of Not So Fast!UPDATED: Time’s up for entering the contest. The winner of the random drawing will be announced soon!Yes, that’s right … Help name the Not So Fast boy and win a book (maybe two!).Two ways to win:

  1. Suggest a name in the comments to be entered in a drawing—you can suggest more than one name in your comment, but one person is one entry whether you suggest one name for the boy or five (multiple comments by the same person will be considered one). Submit your suggested name until 9:00 Monday morning, August 3.Winner #1 will be selected randomly from those who submitted names.
  2. Another way to win a copy of Not So Fast:  I’ll narrow down name suggestions and set up a vote. Vote for the name you think best fits the Not So Fast boy. The person who contributed the winning name will also receive a book!

That’s it.Now, take a long look at the boy.What do you think? What should we name him?

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July 2009 MMM is almost over:Watch for Final Mega Memory Month Projects on July 31.

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Filed Under: books, change, children, writer, writers, writing Tagged With: Not So Fast, Not So Fast book

Comments

  1. owlandsparrow says

    July 28, 2009 at 11:19 pm

    Bruce Brady.

    Philip English.

    Art(hur) Martin.

    Mark Mason.

  2. Mary says

    July 28, 2009 at 11:52 pm

    Stevie

    Tommy

    Jason

    Wendell

    Gilbert or Gil for short

  3. Ashley says

    July 29, 2009 at 12:34 am

    I’ll give you my two boy names since I had girls:

    Calvin, and Harrison.

    I think either one fits him well. 😀

  4. annealeckson says

    July 29, 2009 at 12:36 am

    Thomas

    Jack

    Great idea to name him.

  5. Aja says

    July 29, 2009 at 1:13 am

    How about Stephen? Or Matthew?

  6. Nikki says

    July 29, 2009 at 2:18 am

    I like Peyton…like the football player

    Or Jasper. He just looks like a Jasper.

  7. Chele says

    July 29, 2009 at 7:23 am

    Noah, Luke, Matthew, John, Joshua, Samuel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, David… you see where I am going with this. I can’ t narrow it down either! LOL.

  8. Jackie says

    July 29, 2009 at 7:30 am

    Kevin…….a very uncomplicated name…as you can see from the pic, he already has too much put on him!

  9. Llama Momma says

    July 29, 2009 at 8:10 am

    Ryann. Orville. Donovan. Hunter.

  10. Monica- Paper Bridges says

    July 29, 2009 at 8:23 am

    Ethan – one of the trendiest names for a boy right now and I think you want a name lots of moms can connect with.

  11. Marci@OvercomingBusy says

    July 29, 2009 at 8:47 am

    Looks like a Parker to me. Don’t ask me why. That name has never occurred to me before, but that’s what he looks like.

  12. Dr. Blondie says

    July 29, 2009 at 9:06 am

    I like Walter or Edward.

  13. shepherdsgrace says

    July 29, 2009 at 9:52 am

    okay….Maximillian Machivelli or Harry D. Childe, hahahah, get it, harried child…

  14. Jane Anne says

    July 29, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    Here are my suggestions:

    Jonathan

    David

    Thomas

    Henry

    Cade

    Matt

    Aaron

    Ryan

    Hayden

    Yep, the names of the kids in the family (mine + their cousins)

  15. Dr. Tom Bibey says

    July 29, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    Walter is my first choice too. Orville is my second.

    drtombibey.wordpress.com

  16. Jen says

    July 29, 2009 at 9:25 pm

    A name says a lot about a person and i think if you want to pick a name you must look at his eyes. To me he is either an Emerson or a Maxwell.

  17. Seth says

    July 30, 2009 at 8:24 am

    I know his name. This little boy lived down the street from me.

    His name is: Chauncy William Robert Salmon, III. His nickname is “Bone-Crusher.”

  18. Sharinskishe says

    July 30, 2009 at 10:41 am

    You know this is a very hard request! We all have names for this overwhelmed boy, because we all experience the heaviness of over-activity in our lives.

    I love Shepherds Grace’s suggestion of Harry D. Childe, harried child… That is so clever.

    I came up with:

    Jeffrey O. Verload – Free Jeffrey, Free Jeffrey, Free Jeffrey!!!

    Skyler S. Full- (mom said the sky’s the limit to what I can do)

    Justin Cage (Stop the insanity, just put me in a cage!)

    Thanks for inviting us to help you.

    Shari

  19. Kristi says

    July 30, 2009 at 1:58 pm

    I think I will go with Jake Cooper- or just Jake or just Cooper.

    Kristi

  20. Kara says

    July 30, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    My first thought was Tucker (he looks like a Tucker?) and then I thought…yes, because he’s plumb tuckered out with all those activities! 🙂

  21. Stretch Mark Mama says

    July 31, 2009 at 12:10 am

    Oh. I have no ideas. But I laughed at “Tucker.” It’s fun and short and has a dual-meaning.

  22. Trish Southard says

    July 31, 2009 at 9:12 am

    His name is Chase. His parents are chasing their dreams instead of allowing him the space to chase and capture his own.

  23. Carrie says

    July 31, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    He strikes me(and some other commenters, apparently) as a Thomas.

  24. hopeannfaith says

    July 31, 2009 at 9:51 pm

    He looks like a Marc Allan to me…

    His parents are trendy and keep up with the Jones’ type. He would have a big name. A name that is just a little too heavy for a kid, like all that he is holding and the size of his jersey, just a little too heavy.

    🙂

    • owlandsparrow says

      August 1, 2009 at 7:40 am

      My dad’s name is Mark Alan, and he is definitely not a keeping-up-with-the-Joneses type, haha – he’s a 6’6″ cowboy who will not eat at restaurants without his cowboy hat, even though he just has to take it off and set it in its own seat the whole time. 🙂 Thought it was fun that you came up with my dad’s name (except for the spelling!).

  25. helenw13 says

    August 1, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    He looks like a Henry to me…

  26. Cindy S. says

    August 2, 2009 at 8:09 pm

    Harry

  27. Cindy S. says

    August 2, 2009 at 8:09 pm

    Harry

  28. Cindy S. says

    August 2, 2009 at 8:09 pm

    Harry

  29. Cindy S. says

    August 2, 2009 at 8:09 pm

    Harry

  30. Cindy S. says

    August 2, 2009 at 8:09 pm

    Harry

  31. Cindy S. says

    August 2, 2009 at 8:09 pm

    Harry

  32. Cindy S. says

    August 2, 2009 at 8:09 pm

    Harry

  33. Stephanie says

    August 2, 2009 at 9:39 pm

    I would say Charles or Luke

  34. mrsduenes06 says

    August 2, 2009 at 10:05 pm

    Elliot Jacob (First and Middle Name)

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