What's in a Name? Plenty--and Don't You Forget It!

"Lev" isn't a common name in Michigan so I'm used to people not hearing it correctly and asking in person if it's "Les." Over the phone they might think I said "Len" or even "Lez." Seriously.



Lately, though, I've been confronted by an even more annoying name problem. I'll check into an office or a pharmacy where I'm picking up a prescription and when they ask me my name I do what everyone else in the country does and is expected to do. I give them my last name: Raphael.



But I get the brainles...