Fear and Loathing

I've never been content with the name Verum Peto because I always feared it was a bone-headed translation. I was right. It's supposed to mean "truth seeker" in Latin, but it's not correct. I was very concerned about this possibility because googling verum peto only yielded a few hits that mostly pointed to a group of Freemasons. And, because I doubted I was the only one clever enough to use "Truth Seeker" in Latin as a title or motto, I expected to find many more hits. I finally found a site that catalogs Latin quotations, maxims, phrases, and mottos, and verum peto doesn't appear. Sigh. Perhaps Monkus Ignoramus would have been more appropriate.

The Latin phase that I was really looking for (and that has far more relevant hits on Google) was Quaere Verum, which translates as "seek truth."

So, the name of my blog will be changed, but I'm not going to use Quaere Verum because it's too common (and because it stings a bit). Keeping with the Latin theme, here are some new alternatives. Please voice your opinions.

Compos mentis - Of sound mind (and judgement)
Deo vindice - God will prove us right.*
Ecce signum - Behold the proof
Fides quaerens intellectum - Faith seeking understanding
Lux et veritas - Light and Truth
Pactum serva - Keep the faith
Promotor fidei - Promoter of the faith
Salve veritate - Saving the truth (a little arrogant)

*I liked Deo vindice until I discovered it's the motto of the Confederate States of America.

Other options that may not be appropriate but made me chuckle:

Da mihi castitatem et continentiam, sed noli modo! - Make me chaste and pure, but not yet!
Huc accedit zambonis! - Here comes the Zamboni!
Lusus naturae - A freak of nature
Nolite id cogere, cape malleum majorem - Don't force it, get a bigger hammer
Pecvniate obedivnt omnia - All things obey money. Money makes the world go round
Potestatem obscuri lateris nescis - You don't know the power of the dark side. (a personal favorite)

Finally, my favorite:
Illegitimis nil carborundum - Don't let the bastards grind you down

All suggestions will be considered.