Her Name is My Name, Too
I have had a very freaky day today. I heard my name on the Today Show, heard it on NPR and saw it in the newspaper.
Only problem? It wasn’t me! It seems there is a highly intelligent, very influential scientist with my name who has just issued a report on global warming that could be – and should be – earth shaking. It’s a critical paper that says the fault for global climate change, dear humans, lies in us. And, if nothing is done, it will only get worse.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m proud to share my name with such an important person. Yes, it disturbs me a little that as of this week, she has pushed me to page four or five of a Google search. But if Susan Solomon – the great one – awakens us all to our current perilous path, I’m o.k. with giving up a bit of my own identity. It’s a small sacrifice for the woman who can change the world.
