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Marjorie and her husband Herbert thought that names were important. When their first child was born, they named him Homer in hopes that some day he would be a major-league baseball player. Herbert used to laugh at the concept even while he predicted that Homer would be inspired by his suggestive name.<\/p>\n

When Homer was three, Herbert bought him a baseball bat. Then it was Little League and high-school baseball and finally the college baseball team. Marjorie and Herbert were ecstatic; their dream was coming true.<\/p>\n

In the end Homer majored in Classics and wrote an epic poem in Greek.<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Guest Contributor Anita G. Gorman<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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