tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post7492535199478784868..comments2024-03-29T05:29:08.934-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Coincidence happensNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-30820356183344187162017-11-12T21:19:05.540-06:002017-11-12T21:19:05.540-06:00The very one, very convenient, just a block from t...The very one, very convenient, just a block from the Paulina station. Drop it of in the morning and take the Brown line to work. Those dozens of 5 star reviews on Yelp and Google are no fluke. They are the most competent and honest auto mechanics I've ever encountered. If you see Andy tell him Bernie who drives an old Mercedes diesel sent you, and see if that gets you a positive response.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-69237628253567862172017-11-12T16:04:23.774-06:002017-11-12T16:04:23.774-06:00Jill, Yes indeed; I'm familiar with some of Ju...Jill, Yes indeed; I'm familiar with some of Jung's theories and have always respected them, though some tend to tilt more toward the paranormal-type phenomena, which have been dismissed by some as supernatural. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-29781952384509653432017-11-12T14:54:15.257-06:002017-11-12T14:54:15.257-06:00Reliable Auto Repair on Ashland, Bernie? Is that ...Reliable Auto Repair on Ashland, Bernie? Is that a trusty spot? Anyway, good on you for your jumper cable white knight benevolence! : ) Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-26545567724501471522017-11-12T12:36:33.758-06:002017-11-12T12:36:33.758-06:00Carl Jung coined the term "Synchronicity"...Carl Jung coined the term "Synchronicity" to describe this phenomenon. He believed people too often ignore such events when they should, in fact, pay closer attention to them. Its an interesting field of study!Jill Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518568691164387814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-61761606478692587522017-11-12T11:24:59.014-06:002017-11-12T11:24:59.014-06:00I have become an apostate from the Church of Mac f...I have become an apostate from the Church of Mac for precisely the reason elucidated in this post. Every five to eight years they just die, taking all your files with them. That gets old.<br /><br />It happened to me earlier this year, taking with it a PowerPoint presentation I had painstakingly prepared for a job tryout. Luckily I had backed it up, or I would not be here writing this--I'd have committed hara-kiri.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-83229911095177050012017-11-12T11:01:30.855-06:002017-11-12T11:01:30.855-06:00The most amazing coincidence for me this year was ...The most amazing coincidence for me this year was visiting and photographing Walden Pond the same day that Neil was writing about Thoreau.Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-55592498916221534102017-11-12T10:57:39.097-06:002017-11-12T10:57:39.097-06:00John, you can comfort your wife by explaining that...John, you can comfort your wife by explaining that Trump is be the manifestation of bad joo-joo, not the cause of it.Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-59058192154789151552017-11-12T09:49:22.347-06:002017-11-12T09:49:22.347-06:00Interesting. My first thought was something about ...Interesting. My first thought was something about the subconscious mind. But that might be reaching... <br />Beautiful flowers.<br /><br />SandyKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-62695091252062595392017-11-12T09:40:59.134-06:002017-11-12T09:40:59.134-06:00I always have jumper cables in my car. Jump starti...I always have jumper cables in my car. Jump starting cars, it's another bucket list item that's been fulfilled many times over. Hearing that click click noise when someone is trying to start their car, don't wait to be asked, just wander over and ask if assistance is required. Years can go by without such an event occurring. In a Jewel parking lot early morning in the fall of 2013, it happened to my car. Just raised the hood and stood there jumper cables in hand. Within minutes a beat up truck pulled up next to my car, and a fellow with a thick southern drawl provided a jump. Made it to Reliable Auto Repair and got a new battery. The coincidence occurred when later that day I stopped at Waldheim Cemetery, and sure enough the driver I parked next to needed a jump.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-45121848473566109192017-11-12T09:13:53.319-06:002017-11-12T09:13:53.319-06:00Serendipity. "Coined by Horace Walpole and su...Serendipity. "Coined by Horace Walpole and suggested by 'The Three Princes of Serandip...who were always making discoveries by accident and sagacity of things they were not in quest of." OED<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-17782651857107655882017-11-12T08:52:56.653-06:002017-11-12T08:52:56.653-06:00My wife takes magical thinking to its extreme: she...My wife takes magical thinking to its extreme: she blames Trump for all our current travails, including the hurricanes in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.com