Coincidence

Coincidences in life are sometimes so stunning.

Last night at dinner with Pam at the Cardinal Club downtown, we sat with a couple brand new members (just joined a couple days before). While talking, we found that the woman's husband is down in Slidel, LA for his new job while his wife stays up here until their daughter graduates high school. Pam and I were in Slidel last week for her surgery - who's ever heard of Slidel unless you've lived or visited there?

One of the woman's older daughters was with her. She is finishing up a degree in nursing. She and Pam got to talking and it turns out that the girl was just talking with a colleague of hers about Pam's "boss". Too funny.

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I was thinking on my way into work this morning, how much I like those two songs by Nina Simone I discovered within the past year. The first one from the movie I liked so much, Before Sunset - possibly one of the best endings to a romantic movie I've seen (but maybe I'm biased ;). I'd never heard of Nina Simone before that.

Then within 2 or 3 months of that, I'm in my new, wonderful relationship with Pam, and we're at a Swing-Dance party in Raleigh. The first one we went to together, and the only one we've been to since. Yet on that single chance occurrence, late in the evening after most dancers had long gone home, the music changed and one or two couples start dancing Blues-Dance, this incredibly sensual new dance neither of us had ever seen before. The music is another track by Nina Simone. I think the tune is interesting, and then I recognize her style/voice. Another fabulous production of Nina's and a new favorite.

What are the odds of such a coincidence? Before-Sunrise/Before-Sunset are fairly old movies. Pretty amazing stuff.