You don't need to be named Weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

Aptronym (n): A name that inadvertently describes its bearer's occupation. Widely attributed to Franklin P. Adams, aka "F.P.A.," whose newspaper column, "The Conning Tower," was popular during the 1920s and 1930s.

Elizabeth Weatherhead tracks the slow recovery of the ozone layer  at the University of Colorado's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences.

Dr. Aena Han Payne runs an acupuncture clinic  at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Why does Florida permit its citizens to carry concealed handguns? Maybe because the regulator in charge of its "concealed carry" program is named Charles H. Bronson.

Ellen Winner is the author of Gifted Children: Myths and Realities.

In 2003, the winner of the World Series of Poker was Chris Moneymaker.

The first African-American quarterback in the National Football League was Willie Thrower, who played two games for the Chicago Bears in 1953.

You don't think dentists are "real" doctors? Try telling that to Dr. Ravi Doctor, DDS, in Arlington, Texas.

Richard Superfine, a physicist at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, participates in that institution's NanoScience Research Group.

Joe Shockey  is a retired electrician living in Seven Hills, Ohio.