Marvin Gaye Even Makes Inanimate Chocolate Objects Want to GET IT ON

This commercial immediately reminded me of Marta. One, this song is her ring tone. I don't remember for who, but probably Nina or something. Two, it's hilarious because it insinuates that the chocolate bunny and the peanut butter got it on, and the mating of these two objects created an egg. Quite biological, dontcha think? Lovely :).

The Greatest Baby Name Ever

See? I have a good relationship with babies. This is Ethan (Hebrew for "constant"), my friend Nancy's (Hebrew for "grace") boy.

Looking up my name in Baby Name Books has always been hard - Marta is usually a sub-name under Mary or Martha. In my sister-in-law's 'The Greatest Baby Name Book Ever' (she and my brother have picked pretty good names for their kids: Natasha, Stella, George) I looked up my name in all of its variations: Mary, Martha, Martina. Here are the meanings:

Mary: Hebrew for "rebellious" or "bitter"
Martha: Aramaic for "lady"
Martina: Latin for "warlike"

Ha ha.