What's in a Name?

In starting this blog, I didn't give much thought to what I'd name it. As important as names can be, I just couldn't imagine that a single title would be able to encompass all of the different things that I will inevitably write about as the time passes.

Of course, that's assuming I keep up with this thing! :)

As I pondered different catchy titles, I thought back to the time a former coworker called me a "neophyte" and left me scratching my head. He hadn't used the term in a negative way (so I figured it wasn't an insult) but I had to look it up just the same. Since that day, i've had that word stuck in the back of my brain as new vocabulary that could be introduced into my daily life. As much as I like the comfort of a good routine, I often fear that I use the same dull words in my daily speech, so I like to slip in the occassional "big word" every now and then. I am a college graduate, afterall. That money must have been for something ...

Anyway, according to Wikipedia, a "neophyte" can be defined as either one of the following:

A beginner, novice, or convert to Christianity

A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to a
archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).

I find both of these potential definitions interesting ... And sort of serendipitous!

One: I am a Christian (a Catholic to be more specific), and while I am not a convert I often feel like I am a beginner at my faith. After 17 years of Catholic education ... That's 9 for elementary school, 4 for high school, and 4 for college ... I have learned many different Catholic teachings, yet I am still questioning and approaching many of them as a new person would. In that sense, I suppose, I could be described as a novice.

Two: Okay, so I'm not a plant ... That much is obvious. However, as a self-proclaimed science nerd, I really like the biological connotations of the word. Also, as I step back and look at my situation, I am certainly newly introduced to this area of the internet known as blogging. If I stopped to think about it, there are probably dozens of other "areas" to which I have been recently planted. In fact, my entire life has just been one series of new events after another.

Funny how things just sort of fall into place sometimes.

If only ideas for future posts could be so simple!