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  Maybe contemplating the name Rufus sparked my revelation.  Or it might have hit me when I encountered an Otis.  Whatever the inspiration, I suddenly realized that my most-loved boys’ names end in the letter s.  Yep, almost all of them.   Amias?  One of my all-time underappreciated favorites.   Amadeus and Miles? ...
FATHER’S DAY NAMES: Celebrity Dads
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