<![CDATA[Off Topic for Fun]]>I just posted this in the other room. But didn't know who goes in there. I just remember this when I was telling everyone where I am from.

Crazy story. I used to live in Denver and worked with this guy named Ken. After a year of sitting next to this guy and working with him, I found out he was from Cleveland. Upon getting more detail I found he was from Lakewood (my high school). He moved to Denver when he was 12.

And no shit I found out the street and house he lived in, HE GREW UP IN THE SAME HOUSE MY DAD DID 40 YEARS LATER on Fry Ave in Lakewood. I MET THE DUDE IN DENVER!

Anyone else ever have something crazy like this happen?

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@calfoxwc said:

Walking up the hundreds? of steps at Diamond Head in Hawaii on a two week vacation, we were halfway up, and

my wonderful cute Wife was wearing a t-shirt from the hs where she teaches.

And, another teacher was coming down, wearing a t-shirt from the school where he teaches.

Just the names of the schools were on the shirts.

They are a huge rivalry. It was fun to hesitate and make jokes and talk for a couple of minutes.

That is more serendipitous then freaky. Good none the less.

Made that walk up Diamond Head also, beautiful but hard as shit.

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@ballpeen said:

That is a strange but true story.

Here is mine...strike me dead if it isn't true.

I like to take photographs and one Saturday maybe 15 years ago I was driving around Chatsworth, Georgia one fall afternoon...real pretty in that area.

I spotted a old graveyard set back in a pretty hollow...as I drove up I noticed a family plot with my last name. I initially decided not to take any shots in there and started to drive away, but as I got a few hundred yards down the road i decided to go back and see the grave plot as my last name isn't all that common.

No kidding here...as I was walking up the hill where I could see the 1st plot, directly behind it was a plot with the name Russell, which is my middle name, but I use it as I am a Jr.....so imagine seeing your 1st name and last name perfectly aligned on toumbstones as you are walking up to view this grave!

THEN...when I got to the plot I wanted to see...I was stunned...the name on the grave was Nancy L with a birthday of 10-17.....that was my mothers name and birthday.

Gives me the goosebumps as I type this.

My mother had been dead by that point....I am convinced she somehow guided me to that graveyard that day.

(I was extra careful driving home though)

WOW. I swear I got goose bumps. It had to be your mom, what are the chances that day, that time, that graveyard when you were driving past. Come on.....

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/72419https://brownsboard.com/post/72419Wed, 20 May 2009 15:35:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Off Topic for Fun on Wed, 20 May 2009 15:27:34 GMT]]>That is a strange but true story.

Here is mine...strike me dead if it isn't true.

I like to take photographs and one Saturday maybe 15 years ago I was driving around Chatsworth, Georgia one fall afternoon...real pretty in that area.

I spotted a old graveyard set back in a pretty hollow...as I drove up I noticed a family plot with my last name. I initially decided not to take any shots in there and started to drive away, but as I got a few hundred yards down the road i decided to go back and see the grave plot as my last name isn't all that common.

No kidding here...as I was walking up the hill where I could see the 1st plot, directly behind it was a plot with the name Russell, which is my middle name, but I use it as I am a Jr.....so imagine seeing your 1st name and last name perfectly aligned on toumbstones as you are walking up to view this grave!

THEN...when I got to the plot I wanted to see...I was stunned...the name on the grave was Nancy L with a birthday of 10-17.....that was my mothers name and birthday.

Gives me the goosebumps as I type this.

My mother had been dead by that point....I am convinced she somehow guided me to that graveyard that day.

(I was extra careful driving home though)

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/72415https://brownsboard.com/post/72415Wed, 20 May 2009 15:27:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Off Topic for Fun on Wed, 20 May 2009 15:15:15 GMT]]>Walking up the hundreds? of steps at Diamond Head in Hawaii on a two week vacation, we were halfway up, and

my wonderful cute Wife was wearing a t-shirt from the hs where she teaches.

And, another teacher was coming down, wearing a t-shirt from the school where he teaches.

Just the names of the schools were on the shirts.

They are a huge rivalry. It was fun to hesitate and make jokes and talk for a couple of minutes.

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