What's in a name?

I came across a snippet about the artist James McNeill Whistler that is interesting. In 1871, he painted what would become his most famous work and which he titled “Arrangement in Grey and Black”, as he tended to give his paintings musical themes at the time. The following year he submitted this to the Royal Academy of Art in London for its 104th Exhibition. Both members of the Royal Academy and the British public were unhappy with the work - the Academy came close to rejecting the painting and the public was uneasy , apparently, with a portrait described solely as an “arrangement” of colors, wanting more of an explanatory title. As a result, Whistler appended the words “Portrait of the Artist’s Mother” to the “Arrangement” title just for this exhibition, although that name stuck and the painting has come down to us as the more popular “Whistler’s Mother.”

What if other artists had reconsidered the titles of their paintings? Maybe these would benefit by having more descriptive titles?

I am truly humbled by this reception, your majesty, but you do realise I'm just here to deliver the papers?

And I'll give you your i-pads back at the end of the day.

Father Xmas wondering if he can claim the elves as dependents on his tax return.

Sorry, darling, they did say that the boat would be tied to the shore. We are going to have to jump aboard.

What does daddy mean, mummy? "He's been unfaithful"? And what's a massage therapist?

How families ignored each other before Smartphones.

The tradional Cornish way of celebrating successful potty training.

"No, I'm sorry, I've never heard of an 'i-pad mini'. Are you sure you've got the right Apple Store?"

As noon crept up, Mary made a silent vow to never again come to work with a hangover.