Coincidences
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As I mentioned elsewhere, I just finished re-reading "The Shining," and I'm about halfway through "Doctor Sleep" (audio).
Years ago, I was reading "First Heroes." It's the story of the Doolittle raid on Tokyo in April 1942. An amazing story of how the USS Hornet was spotted before it arrived at the place where the B25s could safely launch and have enough fuel for a safe landing in China.
As I was reading, listening to the book on the way home from work, I pulled into the left hand lane behind a Buick. The license plate on the Buick was "USSHRNT"
I suppose there are several explanations as to what that plate means, but I can only think of one - "USS HORNET."
Freaked me out, a bit.
So, yesterday, I needed to get a thyroid ultrasound (no biggie - just routine surveillance). As I drove up to the building, I was listening to "Doctor Sleep." Will Patton is reading.
"Part One - Abra."
I registered at the desk, and the ultrasound tech greeted me. She introduced herself, and I didn't catch her name. As I was getting dressed, I thanked her and looked at her name tag.
"Abra."
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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As I mentioned elsewhere, I just finished re-reading "The Shining," and I'm about halfway through "Doctor Sleep" (audio).
Years ago, I was reading "First Heroes." It's the story of the Doolittle raid on Tokyo in April 1942. An amazing story of how the USS Hornet was spotted before it arrived at the place where the B25s could safely launch and have enough fuel for a safe landing in China.
As I was reading, listening to the book on the way home from work, I pulled into the left hand lane behind a Buick. The license plate on the Buick was "USSHRNT"
I suppose there are several explanations as to what that plate means, but I can only think of one - "USS HORNET."
Freaked me out, a bit.
So, yesterday, I needed to get a thyroid ultrasound (no biggie - just routine surveillance). As I drove up to the building, I was listening to "Doctor Sleep." Will Patton is reading.
"Part One - Abra."
I registered at the desk, and the ultrasound tech greeted me. She introduced herself, and I didn't catch her name. As I was getting dressed, I thanked her and looked at her name tag.
"Abra."
@George-K said in Coincidences:
As I mentioned elsewhere, I just finished re-reading "The Shining," and I'm about halfway through "Doctor Sleep" (audio).
Years ago, I was reading "First Heroes." It's the story of the Doolittle raid on Tokyo in April 1942. An amazing story of how the USS Hornet was spotted before it arrived at the place where the B25s could safely launch and have enough fuel for a safe landing in China.
As I was reading, listening to the book on the way home from work, I pulled into the left hand lane behind a Buick. The license plate on the Buick was "USSHRNT"
I suppose there are several explanations as to what that plate means, but I can only think of one - "USS HORNET."
Freaked me out, a bit.
So, yesterday, I needed to get a thyroid ultrasound (no biggie - just routine surveillance). As I drove up to the building, I was listening to "Doctor Sleep." Will Patton is reading.
"Part One - Abra."
I registered at the desk, and the ultrasound tech greeted me. She introduced herself, and I didn't catch her name. As I was getting dressed, I thanked her and looked at her name tag.
"Abra."
Hornet has been the name of several ships over the years. The last one served until 1970 and was still on the Navy Register until 1989.
Maybe the guy served on CV-12 or maybe his father did.
