The Urban Erma is a weekly humor blog featuring the observations and ruminations of freethinking, globetrotting, African-American, female stand-up comedian, Leighann Lord. The name of the blog is a respectful nod to famed humor columnist, Erma Bombeck. Her stories about family life in the suburbs had Leighann laughing all through her childhood. Follow Leighann on Twitter and be a fan on Facebook.
When a friend group texted that she was getting a pair of dogs — golden doodles, adorable — for her daughters, we immediately began suggesting pet names. Over...