I tried to make falafel once. It went poorly. But I was not following a specific recipe, just trying to wing it as I went. I may need to give this a try.

As for the owl, have you read Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat? If not, request it at the library pronto! Assuming the story is wholly (or at least in large part) autobiographical, he named his first pet owl "Wol," based on how Owl in the Winnie-the-Pooh stories spelled his name. I think it may perhaps be over-simple, but nonetheless appropriate. And it's better than naming it after Farley's other owl, Weeps.