tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post5682663668473883423..comments2023-08-15T01:24:39.187-03:00Comments on The Other Side of Truth: Coincidences, Cookies, Kids and the Duck That Won The LotteryPaul Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-24468735185857997052011-05-28T14:36:43.333-03:002011-05-28T14:36:43.333-03:00Umm, yes... all very interesting. ;-)
Hey, I didn...Umm, yes... all very interesting. ;-)<br /><br />Hey, I didn't say I see any meaning in it all (although who really knows). It's just a very odd series of undeniable coincidences, some a bit stranger than others (last night's and the O'Hare ones being stranger than Walter's arrival at the Market, for example).<br /><br />PKPaul Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-39561030725782232272011-05-28T08:51:38.691-03:002011-05-28T08:51:38.691-03:00Sounds like you've got the opening symptoms of...Sounds like you've got the opening symptoms of <i>Pernicious Ufluenza.</i> Don't worry though, it's a recurrent condition and easily curable; I get it frequently due to its infectious nature and the company I keep...<br /><br />Early signs are the patient's tendency to see patterns in their daily life. This develops into attributing some elusive meaning to such patterns. It may be several weeks or months where the infection incubates at this level. Friends and family might not even be aware at this point.<br /><br />In more severe cases, the patterns begin to extend towards ever-increasing complexities. For example, '55' is no longer just a number in itself. Even '10' can be divided by 2 to leave two 5s...55! The victims begin to excel at mathematical acrobatics as they infer meaning from the ticking clock, license plates and the Wal-Mart sale commercials. <br /><br />In extreme cases, Ufluenza can be misdiagnosed as the incurable <i>Strieberitus.</i> In these latter stages, the victim's family are well-aware of the condition and hide all the paranormal books and monitor the internet history. The victim hides in dark closets mainlining Art Bell shows in secrecy and nodding vigorously to Mike McLellend podcasts. <br /><br />Luckily Paul, you are in the very early stages. Just a couple of days away from the environment where Ufluenza lurks will allow the brain's immune system to attack the infection, reboot and restore the connection to the critical thinking cells. Sadly, the urge to frown at younger people is an altogether different condition...age.<br /><br />Unfortunately, it's too late for me. The infection is low-level but pernicious; every few weeks, I'm beset by coincidences and synchronicities that I know aren't real. Yeah, the brain does its best, but I find myself logging onto the internet at 4:44 and secretly trawling 2012 websites.Kandinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598864214791609926noreply@blogger.com