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  1. In #Infinity, the entirety of #human #history could be a #coincidence. Booyah! It gets really big right here and so quiet. If Infinity, where could we possibly need to go? And the #Lila passes by. #Mind #technology. 🧘‍♀️🧘‍♀️🧘‍♀️

  2. #coincidence? I think not. That I #finished my #books before Covid-19, people #started losing their #jobs, Trump's #second term, Iran #war. No coincidence.

  3. #coincidence? I think not. That I #finished my #books before Covid-19, people #started losing their #jobs, Trump's #second term, Iran #war. No coincidence.

  4. #coincidence? I think not. That I #finished my #books before Covid-19, people #started losing their #jobs, Trump's #second term, Iran #war. No coincidence.

  5. #coincidence? I think not. That I #finished my #books before Covid-19, people #started losing their #jobs, Trump's #second term, Iran #war. No coincidence.

  6. #coincidence? I think not. That I #finished my #books before Covid-19, people #started losing their #jobs, Trump's #second term, Iran #war. No coincidence.

  7. RE: humanwords.party/@pinhman/1164

    speaking of governments ramming deregulation down our throats and to hell with the consequences or benefit for humanity: enter, Scott Moe's Saskatchewan government appointing municipal councillors after the electeds resigned... and now a massive AI data centre is happening

    #coincidence #ai #SKPoli #CanPoli #AI

  8. OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD! Remember when I said I wanted to get back into piano?? The reservation I put in for a keyboard at the library many moons ago came in today! AND I had planned on going to read at the library tomorrow! There's surely a way for me to construct some meaning out of all these random coincidences!
    #piano #library #libraries #coincidence #coincidences #fate #destiny #synchronicity #music #instruments #musicMaking

  9. When 4 "Coincidences" Stop Being Coincidences

    A 5.6km object is heading toward Jupiter with four characteristics that break the rules:

    🎯 Targeting precision - Arriving at the exact gravitational boundary used for orbital insertion (1 in 25,000 odds)

    ⚖️ Impossible density - Would need to be lighter than cotton candy while staying intact (physics violation) (or hollow)

    🔬 Industrial chemistry - Spectral signature matches refined aerospace alloys, not space ice

    🎮 Active control - Jets that defy rotational physics without stabilization systems

    Combined probability: <1 in 100,000
    But that is just a number, let's visualise 1:100000;

    3I/ATLAS arriving at Jupiter's Hill sphere boundary after a course correction is like watching five cars in a row all have license plates ending in 777 - while they're all driving to the same address - and they all arrived exactly on time.

    Or

    Three spins of a Roulette Wheel landing on the same number.

    March 2026 Jupiter encounter = the moment of truth.
    My prediction: Something totally anomalous will happen which will either be under-reported or, totally ignored or misrepresented. Can't wait!

    And in a new paper NASA documents how it shut down ("contingency mode") it's TESS probe just when it could have gathered precise data about #3iAtlas (arxiv.org/abs/2601.21569)

    #space #coincidence #spaceship #nhi #nhe #uap #phenomenon #astronomy

  10. The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck – NPR

    Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack in the 2001 film Serendipity. RGR Collection / Alamy

    Special Series, Word of the week

    The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck

    January 7, 20265:00 AM ET, Heard on All Things Considered

    By Juliana Kim, 2-Minute Listen

    Transcript

    In the new year, we can all use some serendipity, right?

    Since the word was coined in the 18th century, “serendipity” has been used to describe all kinds of scientific and technological breakthroughs, including penicillin, the microwave oven and Velcro. (More on these below.)

    The whimsical term has also been the title of countless poems, songs and books about remarkable coincidences or eureka moments. And let’s not forget that it was the name of the charming 2001 romantic comedy about two strangers — played by John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale — meeting and reuniting during chance encounters.

    “Serendipity” — as the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it — is “the ability to find valuable or agreeable things not sought for” or “luck that takes the form of such finding.”

    While the word has often been associated with good fortune or happy accidents, its origin suggests that serendipity goes beyond just happenstance. Some researchers argue that serendipity can be acquired through skill and that opportunities for serendipitous moments occur more frequently than we realize.

    In this week’s installment of NPR’s Word of the Week, we dive into the roots of serendipity, its impact throughout history and tips on how we can cultivate it ourselves.

    Serendipity’s wayward journey

    While serendipity is all about the unexpected, its origins are less mysterious.

    Serendipity Plot: Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later, they each yearn to reunite, despite being destined for the altar. But to give true love a chance, they have to find one another again. The Movie DB: 6.951/10 Information Runtime: 90 min Genre: Comedy, Romance Language: English Country: United States of America, India Budget: $28,000,000 Revenue: $77,516,304 Homepage: Release date: October 5 2001 Read more: The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck – NPR

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck : NPR

    Tags: 2001, All Things Considered, Audio, Coincidence, Film, History, John Cusack, Juliana Kim, Kate Beckinsale, Love, Movie, National Public Radio, NPR, Personal Attraction, Serendipity, Unlucky in Love
    #2001 #AllThingsConsidered #Audio #Coincidence #Film #History #JohnCusack #JulianaKim #KateBeckinsale #Love #Movie #NationalPublicRadio #NPR #PersonalAttraction #Serendipity #UnluckyInLove
  11. The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck – NPR

    Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack in the 2001 film Serendipity. RGR Collection / Alamy

    Special Series, Word of the week

    The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck

    January 7, 20265:00 AM ET, Heard on All Things Considered

    By Juliana Kim, 2-Minute Listen

    Transcript

    In the new year, we can all use some serendipity, right?

    Since the word was coined in the 18th century, “serendipity” has been used to describe all kinds of scientific and technological breakthroughs, including penicillin, the microwave oven and Velcro. (More on these below.)

    The whimsical term has also been the title of countless poems, songs and books about remarkable coincidences or eureka moments. And let’s not forget that it was the name of the charming 2001 romantic comedy about two strangers — played by John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale — meeting and reuniting during chance encounters.

    “Serendipity” — as the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it — is “the ability to find valuable or agreeable things not sought for” or “luck that takes the form of such finding.”

    While the word has often been associated with good fortune or happy accidents, its origin suggests that serendipity goes beyond just happenstance. Some researchers argue that serendipity can be acquired through skill and that opportunities for serendipitous moments occur more frequently than we realize.

    In this week’s installment of NPR’s Word of the Week, we dive into the roots of serendipity, its impact throughout history and tips on how we can cultivate it ourselves.

    Serendipity’s wayward journey

    While serendipity is all about the unexpected, its origins are less mysterious.

    Serendipity Plot: Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later, they each yearn to reunite, despite being destined for the altar. But to give true love a chance, they have to find one another again. The Movie DB: 6.951/10 Information Runtime: 90 min Genre: Comedy, Romance Language: English Country: United States of America, India Budget: $28,000,000 Revenue: $77,516,304 Homepage: Release date: October 5 2001 Read more: The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck – NPR

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck : NPR

    Tags: 2001, All Things Considered, Audio, Coincidence, Film, History, John Cusack, Juliana Kim, Kate Beckinsale, Love, Movie, National Public Radio, NPR, Personal Attraction, Serendipity, Unlucky in Love
    #2001 #AllThingsConsidered #Audio #Coincidence #Film #History #JohnCusack #JulianaKim #KateBeckinsale #Love #Movie #NationalPublicRadio #NPR #PersonalAttraction #Serendipity #UnluckyInLove
  12. The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck – NPR

    Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack in the 2001 film Serendipity. RGR Collection / Alamy

    Special Series, Word of the week

    The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck

    January 7, 20265:00 AM ET, Heard on All Things Considered

    By Juliana Kim, 2-Minute Listen

    Transcript

    In the new year, we can all use some serendipity, right?

    Since the word was coined in the 18th century, “serendipity” has been used to describe all kinds of scientific and technological breakthroughs, including penicillin, the microwave oven and Velcro. (More on these below.)

    The whimsical term has also been the title of countless poems, songs and books about remarkable coincidences or eureka moments. And let’s not forget that it was the name of the charming 2001 romantic comedy about two strangers — played by John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale — meeting and reuniting during chance encounters.

    “Serendipity” — as the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it — is “the ability to find valuable or agreeable things not sought for” or “luck that takes the form of such finding.”

    While the word has often been associated with good fortune or happy accidents, its origin suggests that serendipity goes beyond just happenstance. Some researchers argue that serendipity can be acquired through skill and that opportunities for serendipitous moments occur more frequently than we realize.

    In this week’s installment of NPR’s Word of the Week, we dive into the roots of serendipity, its impact throughout history and tips on how we can cultivate it ourselves.

    Serendipity’s wayward journey

    While serendipity is all about the unexpected, its origins are less mysterious.

    Serendipity Plot: Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later, they each yearn to reunite, despite being destined for the altar. But to give true love a chance, they have to find one another again. The Movie DB: 6.951/10 Information Runtime: 90 min Genre: Comedy, Romance Language: English Country: United States of America, India Budget: $28,000,000 Revenue: $77,516,304 Homepage: Release date: October 5 2001 Read more: The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck – NPR

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck : NPR

    Tags: 2001, All Things Considered, Audio, Coincidence, Film, History, John Cusack, Juliana Kim, Kate Beckinsale, Love, Movie, National Public Radio, NPR, Personal Attraction, Serendipity, Unlucky in Love
    #2001 #AllThingsConsidered #Audio #Coincidence #Film #History #JohnCusack #JulianaKim #KateBeckinsale #Love #Movie #NationalPublicRadio #NPR #PersonalAttraction #Serendipity #UnluckyInLove
  13. The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck – NPR

    Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack in the 2001 film Serendipity. RGR Collection / Alamy

    Special Series, Word of the week

    The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck

    January 7, 20265:00 AM ET, Heard on All Things Considered

    By Juliana Kim, 2-Minute Listen

    Transcript

    In the new year, we can all use some serendipity, right?

    Since the word was coined in the 18th century, “serendipity” has been used to describe all kinds of scientific and technological breakthroughs, including penicillin, the microwave oven and Velcro. (More on these below.)

    The whimsical term has also been the title of countless poems, songs and books about remarkable coincidences or eureka moments. And let’s not forget that it was the name of the charming 2001 romantic comedy about two strangers — played by John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale — meeting and reuniting during chance encounters.

    “Serendipity” — as the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it — is “the ability to find valuable or agreeable things not sought for” or “luck that takes the form of such finding.”

    While the word has often been associated with good fortune or happy accidents, its origin suggests that serendipity goes beyond just happenstance. Some researchers argue that serendipity can be acquired through skill and that opportunities for serendipitous moments occur more frequently than we realize.

    In this week’s installment of NPR’s Word of the Week, we dive into the roots of serendipity, its impact throughout history and tips on how we can cultivate it ourselves.

    Serendipity’s wayward journey

    While serendipity is all about the unexpected, its origins are less mysterious.

    Serendipity Plot: Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later, they each yearn to reunite, despite being destined for the altar. But to give true love a chance, they have to find one another again. The Movie DB: 6.951/10 Information Runtime: 90 min Genre: Comedy, Romance Language: English Country: United States of America, India Budget: $28,000,000 Revenue: $77,516,304 Homepage: Release date: October 5 2001 Read more: The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck – NPR

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck : NPR

    #2001 #AllThingsConsidered #Audio #Coincidence #Film #History #JohnCusack #JulianaKim #KateBeckinsale #Love #Movie #NationalPublicRadio #NPR #PersonalAttraction #Serendipity #UnluckyInLove
  14. The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck – NPR

    Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack in the 2001 film Serendipity. RGR Collection / Alamy

    Special Series, Word of the week

    The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck

    January 7, 20265:00 AM ET, Heard on All Things Considered

    By Juliana Kim, 2-Minute Listen

    Transcript

    In the new year, we can all use some serendipity, right?

    Since the word was coined in the 18th century, “serendipity” has been used to describe all kinds of scientific and technological breakthroughs, including penicillin, the microwave oven and Velcro. (More on these below.)

    The whimsical term has also been the title of countless poems, songs and books about remarkable coincidences or eureka moments. And let’s not forget that it was the name of the charming 2001 romantic comedy about two strangers — played by John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale — meeting and reuniting during chance encounters.

    “Serendipity” — as the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it — is “the ability to find valuable or agreeable things not sought for” or “luck that takes the form of such finding.”

    While the word has often been associated with good fortune or happy accidents, its origin suggests that serendipity goes beyond just happenstance. Some researchers argue that serendipity can be acquired through skill and that opportunities for serendipitous moments occur more frequently than we realize.

    In this week’s installment of NPR’s Word of the Week, we dive into the roots of serendipity, its impact throughout history and tips on how we can cultivate it ourselves.

    Serendipity’s wayward journey

    While serendipity is all about the unexpected, its origins are less mysterious.

    Serendipity Plot: Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later, they each yearn to reunite, despite being destined for the altar. But to give true love a chance, they have to find one another again. The Movie DB: 6.951/10 Information Runtime: 90 min Genre: Comedy, Romance Language: English Country: United States of America, India Budget: $28,000,000 Revenue: $77,516,304 Homepage: Release date: October 5 2001 Read more: The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck – NPR

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck : NPR

    Tags: 2001, All Things Considered, Audio, Coincidence, Film, History, John Cusack, Juliana Kim, Kate Beckinsale, Love, Movie, National Public Radio, NPR, Personal Attraction, Serendipity, Unlucky in Love
    #2001 #AllThingsConsidered #Audio #Coincidence #Film #History #JohnCusack #JulianaKim #KateBeckinsale #Love #Movie #NationalPublicRadio #NPR #PersonalAttraction #Serendipity #UnluckyInLove
  15. How are you?

    I would like to say I knew the sign in the background said, “How are you?” but it’s more likely I did not. I’m glad it worked out, and it just proves that you have to be ready to take the photograph when you’re doing street photography or you’ll miss the moment. In 2004, Ireland

    inphotos.org/2025/12/20/how-ar
    #2004 #Candid #coincidence #Cork #Ireland #PatrickStreet #PhoneCall #Photo #Photography #serendipity #Sony717 #StreetPhotography #UrbanPhotography

  16. How are you?

    I would like to say I knew the sign in the background said, “How are you?” but it’s more likely I did not. I’m glad it worked out, and it just proves that you have to be ready to take the photograph when you’re doing street photography or you’ll miss the moment.

    In 2004, Ireland was in the midst of a mobile phone boom. The average Irish person was sending lots of text messages per month. The phones of the era were mostly Nokia models and early flip phones. The iPhone wouldn’t arrive for another three years. Making an actual voice call, as this woman is doing, was still the primary use of a mobile phone, rather than the app-launching, social-media-scrolling pocket computers we carry today.


    Apertureƒ/2.4CameraCYBERSHOTFocal length28.5mmISO100Shutter speed1/1000s

    #2004 #Candid #coincidence #Cork #Ireland #PatrickStreet #phoneCall #Photo #Photography #serendipity #Sony717 #StreetPhotography #urbanPhotography
  17. A Rare Alignment Is On The Move. 🧭 [Three Norths]
    --
    ordnancesurvey.co.uk/news/thre <-- shared technical article
    --
    youtu.be/18kQrt3KCbM?si=a9fXvj <-- shared video overview
    --
    “On 13 December, the rare alignment of true north, magnetic north and grid north - known as the three norths - leaves England at Berwick-upon-Tweed, bringing a remarkable three-year chapter to a close.
    Magnetic north is monitored using geomagnetic data from the British Geological Survey, combined with Ordnance Survey’s National Grid to track how this alignment shifts over time..."
    #truenorth #magneticnorth #gridnorth #UK #coincidence #navigation #threenorths #alignment #GIS #spatial #mapping #projection #globe #north #model #modeling #magnetism #geomagnetism #England #survey #triplealignment #NationalGrid
    @Ordnance Survey

  18. My home consumed exactly the same amount of electricity this week as it did the week before. The odds. 🤓

    (At home both weeks and did very different things each week. Yet.)

    #nerd #odds #coincidence #electricity

  19. A quotation from Asimov

    People are entirely too disbelieving of coincidence. They are far too ready to dismiss it and to build arcane structures of extremely rickety substance in order to avoid it. I, on the other hand, see coincidence everywhere as an inevitable consequence of the laws of probability, according to which having no unusual coincidence is far more unusual than any coincidence could possibly be.

    Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) Russian-American author, polymath, biochemist
    Essay (1975-05), “The Planet That Wasn’t,” Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Vol. 48, No. 5

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/asimov-isaac/9053/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #asimov #isaacasimov #coincidence #conspiracytheory #explanation #happenstance #probability

  20. A quotation from Bill Watterson

    CALVIN: I’d say that crossed the line from Ironic Coincidence to Evil Omen.

    Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
    Calvin and Hobbes (1990-05-11)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/watterson-bill/4086/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #calvinandhobbes #billwatterson #coincidence #foreshadowing #irony #omen #portent #warning

  21. Il y a deux ans...j'y serai dans 2 semaines, mais il y a 2 minutes, ma voisine la-bas me téléphone PENDANT que je regardais cette photo, quel hasard ! / Two years ago... I'll be there in two weeks, but two minutes ago, my neighbor there is calling me DONAMING I was looking at this picture, what a coincidence. #2 #two #coincidence #riviereauxgraines #Minganie #cotenord #nature #sunset #couchersoleil #photography .

  22. A quotation from Emerson

    Shallow men believe in luck, believe in circumstances — it was somebody’s name, or he happened to be there at the time, or it was so then, and another day would have been otherwise. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
    Essay (1860), “Worship,” The Conduct of Life, ch. 6

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/emerson-ralph-waldo/…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #emerson #badluck #causeandeffect #circumstance #coincidence #consequence #excuse #fortune #luck #strength #weakness

  23. It's some next-level coincidental shit that the top left six letter keys on a Qwerty keyboard are actually the letters; Q W E R T Y. Which actually spells "qwerty"!

    I mean, how werid is that???

    #weirdshit #coincidence

  24. [veille] un labo des métiers consacrés à la Science ouverte, intitulé "Science ouverte : comment mieux sensibiliser les équipes pour pérenniser les services ?" ??? ➡️ 18 mars de 12h à 12h45
    enssib.fr/labo-des-metiers-bib.
    #coincidence #openscience #changemanagement #Bufr #bibliothèques #services

  25. Now I Have to Go

    There is going to be a ton of back story to this one. You’ve been warned.

    My maternal grandmother’s maiden name was Bridget Murphy. Her friends called her Bride, or Bridie. She had a bunch of kids (five, but one passed as an infant) and those kids all had kids of their own and two of those kids had a lot of kids of their own. That means I have roughly 25,000 first cousins (I exaggerate of course, but only a little). Many of us are on a Facebook Messenger chat thread together.

    One of my zillion first cousins’ daughter got married this weekend. It was a destination wedding. The destination was in Ireland. Glorious! Some of my cousins have been sending photos from the trip to the Messenger thread. One of them just sent something that changed my personal mindset about visiting Ireland. How so?

    I have always wanted to visit Ireland but now… now I HAVE TO VISIT IRELAND!

    The photo was of a store front. The name of the store:

    Bridie Murphy’s Home Bakery.

    Yes, I now have to go to Ireland. I have to go to the land where Bridie Murphy’s Home Bakery exists. It is a must. It is a moral imperative. It has to happen.

    #bigFamily #coincidence #cousins #destinationWedding #Family #firstCousins #grandmother #Ireland #Travel

  26. Now I Have to Go

    There is going to be a ton of back story to this one. You’ve been warned.

    My maternal grandmother’s maiden name was Bridget Murphy. Her friends called her Bride, or Bridie. She had a bunch of kids (five, but one passed as an infant) and those kids all had kids of their own and two of those kids had a lot of kids of their own. That means I have roughly 25,000 first cousins (I exaggerate of course, but only a little). Many of us are on a Facebook Messenger chat thread together.

    One of my zillion first cousins’ daughter got married this weekend. It was a destination wedding. The destination was in Ireland. Glorious! Some of my cousins have been sending photos from the trip to the Messenger thread. One of them just sent something that changed my personal mindset about visiting Ireland. How so?

    I have always wanted to visit Ireland but now… now I HAVE TO VISIT IRELAND!

    The photo was of a store front. The name of the store:

    Bridie Murphy’s Home Bakery.

    Yes, I now have to go to Ireland. I have to go to the land where Bridie Murphy’s Home Bakery exists. It is a must. It is a moral imperative. It has to happen.

    #bigFamily #coincidence #cousins #destinationWedding #Family #firstCousins #grandmother #Ireland #Travel

  27. Now I Have to Go

    There is going to be a ton of back story to this one. You’ve been warned.

    My maternal grandmother’s maiden name was Bridget Murphy. Her friends called her Bride, or Bridie. She had a bunch of kids (five, but one passed as an infant) and those kids all had kids of their own and two of those kids had a lot of kids of their own. That means I have roughly 25,000 first cousins (I exaggerate of course, but only a little). Many of us are on a Facebook Messenger chat thread together.

    One of my zillion first cousins’ daughter got married this weekend. It was a destination wedding. The destination was in Ireland. Glorious! Some of my cousins have been sending photos from the trip to the Messenger thread. One of them just sent something that changed my personal mindset about visiting Ireland. How so?

    I have always wanted to visit Ireland but now… now I HAVE TO VISIT IRELAND!

    The photo was of a store front. The name of the store:

    Bridie Murphy’s Home Bakery.

    Yes, I now have to go to Ireland. I have to go to the land where Bridie Murphy’s Home Bakery exists. It is a must. It is a moral imperative. It has to happen.

    #bigFamily #coincidence #cousins #destinationWedding #Family #firstCousins #grandmother #Ireland #Travel

  28. Now I Have to Go

    There is going to be a ton of back story to this one. You’ve been warned.

    My maternal grandmother’s maiden name was Bridget Murphy. Her friends called her Bride, or Bridie. She had a bunch of kids (five, but one passed as an infant) and those kids all had kids of their own and two of those kids had a lot of kids of their own. That means I have roughly 25,000 first cousins (I exaggerate of course, but only a little). Many of us are on a Facebook Messenger chat thread together.

    One of my zillion first cousins’ daughter got married this weekend. It was a destination wedding. The destination was in Ireland. Glorious! Some of my cousins have been sending photos from the trip to the Messenger thread. One of them just sent something that changed my personal mindset about visiting Ireland. How so?

    I have always wanted to visit Ireland but now… now I HAVE TO VISIT IRELAND!

    The photo was of a store front. The name of the store:

    Bridie Murphy’s Home Bakery.

    Yes, I now have to go to Ireland. I have to go to the land where Bridie Murphy’s Home Bakery exists. It is a must. It is a moral imperative. It has to happen.

    #bigFamily #coincidence #cousins #destinationWedding #Family #firstCousins #grandmother #Ireland #Travel

  29. Now I Have to Go

    There is going to be a ton of back story to this one. You’ve been warned.

    My maternal grandmother’s maiden name was Bridget Murphy. Her friends called her Bride, or Bridie. She had a bunch of kids (five, but one passed as an infant) and those kids all had kids of their own and two of those kids had a lot of kids of their own. That means I have roughly 25,000 first cousins (I exaggerate of course, but only a little). Many of us are on a Facebook Messenger chat thread together.

    One of my zillion first cousins’ daughter got married this weekend. It was a destination wedding. The destination was in Ireland. Glorious! Some of my cousins have been sending photos from the trip to the Messenger thread. One of them just sent something that changed my personal mindset about visiting Ireland. How so?

    I have always wanted to visit Ireland but now… now I HAVE TO VISIT IRELAND!

    The photo was of a store front. The name of the store:

    Bridie Murphy’s Home Bakery.

    Yes, I now have to go to Ireland. I have to go to the land where Bridie Murphy’s Home Bakery exists. It is a must. It is a moral imperative. It has to happen.

    #bigFamily #coincidence #cousins #destinationWedding #Family #firstCousins #grandmother #Ireland #Travel