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[[Exterior]]
A MINISTER: You think people generally live up to their given names? Do they become some certain type of person because of the word that everybody refers to them by?

MINISTER: I mean, you call someone stupid every day of his life, that’s gonna factor in somehow. Brilliant, same way. Plus it affects how people treat you. How they perceive you. Just that little bit. I didn’t take chances, myself. Changed my own name to somethin’ good. Made sure my boy got a good name, too.

[[Martin Luther King, Sr. speaks out]]
REV. KING: His mama wanted to call him QUAY’SHAWN. I said, WOMAN!

{{header: let’s call it WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: sir that is very interesting but i actually just called to try and trick you into giving out your credit card number over the phone}}

#373; In which Destiny is heralded transcribed by in

[[Exterior]]
A MINISTER: You think people generally live up to their given names? Do they become some certain type of person because of the word that everybody refers to them by?

MINISTER: I mean, you call someone stupid every day of his life, that’s gonna factor in somehow. Brilliant, same way. Plus it affects how people treat you. How they perceive you. Just that little bit. I didn’t take chances, myself. Changed my own name to somethin’ good. Made sure my boy got a good name, too.

[[Martin Luther King, Sr. speaks out]]
REV. KING: His mama wanted to call him QUAY’SHAWN. I said, WOMAN!

{{header: let’s call it WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: sir that is very interesting but i actually just called to try and trick you into giving out your credit card number over the phone}}

#373; In which Destiny is heralded transcribed by in

[[Exterior]]
A MINISTER: You think people generally live up to their given names? Do they become some certain type of person because of the word that everybody refers to them by?

MINISTER: I mean, you call someone stupid every day of his life, that's gonna factor in somehow. Brilliant, same way. Plus it affects how people treat you. How they perceive you. Just that little bit. I didn't take chances, myself. Changed my own name to somethin' good. Made sure my boy got a good name, too.

[[Martin Luther King, Sr. speaks out]]
REV. KING: His mama wanted to call him QUAY'SHAWN. I said, WOMAN!

{{header: let's call it WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: sir that is very interesting but i actually just called to try and trick you into giving out your credit card number over the phone}}

sir that is very interesting but i actually just called to try and trick you into giving out your credit card number over the phone

#373; In which Destiny is heralded

  — January 22nd, 2008

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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