A line from the long ago Redd Fox show caught my fancy.  The main character was talking about naming a child and lamented, “All the good names are taken, like Scrapiron and Skillet.”

I suggested those names for our kids, but they were shut down (along with Christopher and Katherine – Kit Knapp and Kat Knapp). Ever since, I have offered them to pregnant couples, just to expand their options.  Sadly, no takers. The closest thing is a rock group called Skillet.

A couple of weeks ago Diane and I were at the Prairie Arts Festival in Schaumburg, Illinois with daughter Linnea.  Lots of fancy jewelry, paintings and woodcarvings, plus one guy who took old garden tools, springs, and sparkly things and made them into art.  The springs make necks, and the creations bob their heads gracefully.  I bought one because I knew everyone who saw it would be impressed. 

“What are you going to name it,” Linnea asks.  “I don’t know…  but not Fred.”  “How about ScrapIron?”

“YES!”

So, now Scrapiron is calmly hiding in the back yard.  Come visit him when you have a chance.