Writer/artist extraordinaire Katherine Eastland posts
some typically
smart, unconventional ruminations on the divergent doggy
christening styles of Jimmy Stewart and Barack Obama over at the
Blog Around the
Corner. Here's a bite:
I don't want to read too far into names, but there's something
to be said for the different spellings of Bo/Beau. "Bo" is a
lighthearted reference to the singer Bo Diddley, related by
sound to Michelle's father Diddley. But to those who might not
know that, "Bo" sure does resemble President Obama's initials.
Jimmy named his pup Beau, and he was Jimmy's furry dandy, his
escort with a tennis ball. It comes from the Latin bellus,
-a, -um, meaning handsome, beautiful. I consider this a
very good and generous name for a dog, with no tinge of
selfishness or pretension in it either real or perceived.
Now go finish
your meal. It includes a wonderful dessert of Jimmy Stewart
reciting his Beau poem on Carson back in '81.
