Help us name our blog

Namaste friends and family. If you are reading this, then you have made it to our new blog. Congratulations on being tech savvy. The purpose of this blog will be to share our experiences in the Foreign Service and life in Nepal with friends, family and any other interested readers. Basically we’ll just tell stories and share thoughts about anything we find interesting, frustrating, funny, or weird. There will be pictures too!

So let’s get down to business. The first thing we need for our new blog is a good name. And for that we would like your help, because we can’t decide. A list of contenders is below. Please vote on one (see side bar for poll). Of course, you can suggest your own as well, although we reserve the right to ignore it. No offense. So here are the candidates:

1. “The Diplokatz” - Yes, this one is truly awful. It is just here to represent the obligatory corny pun blog name. If you vote for it, we won’t be friends anymore.

2. “The Brain and the Bureaucrat” – Can you guess who is who?

3. “Shortbus Conquers the World” – Shorty suggested that one.

4. “Redpoint” – For the non-climbers reading this, to ‘redpoint’ a climb means you have worked on the route multiple times before finally ‘sending’ it successfully, without falling or resting on the rope. It may take two tries or two hundred, but since the challenge is half the fun who really cares how many times you fail? Can you see the inherent metaphor? I thought you would.

5. “Serenity Now!” – This will make the most sense if you’re a Seinfeld fan, have lived in a developing country and worked in a bureaucracy. (Learn the wonders of Serenity Now here)

That’s the best we’ve got. So please vote and/or provide us your own suggestion. And once we’ve chosen a name, tune in here to see what happens next. (Hint: it will likely involve Shortbus doing something awesome.)