[I started to write this almost three years ago and I had a brilliant topic in mind. Then I got distracted and completely forgot what I was going to write about. But here it is, in all its frustrating glory. Maybe lightning will strike again and I'll take better notes.]
When a phrase or concept appears twice in unrelated contexts, that's notable. Twice, it's proof of intelligent design in the universe. Three times, and I need to write a blog post about it.
I had the brain-tickling but unnerving triplet of coincidences lately. I always pay attention to these connections because they happen so rarely.
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