Yesterday’s Dinosaur Comics, on remembering names: (#1) The feminine counterpart to the name Peter is Petra, both ultimately from Greek πέτρος (petros) ‘stone, rock’, but there are also women called Pete — and some called Peter. (Bonus: the verbing of the noun pop quiz.) A famous (though fictional) Petra: (#2) The Bitter Tears of Petra von … Continue reading Like a rock