Kids used to study History, Geography, and Western Civ. Well before the time I hit middle school, though, we switched over to Social Studies, which presumably is supposed to evoke the idea of sociology. My main memories of social studies were obscure listings of the principal exports of a handful of African countries, a few [...]

Don’t get me wrong; I’m a BCBS client, and I generally think the company is great. Their commercials, though… So far, the child names I’ve seen include Tate (boy), Colton (boy), Tristen (boy), and Brittley (girl). Tristen???? Just name the kid, “kick me.” It’s easier to spell.