I'm not one to believe in the supernatural, the demonic, or even the angelic. I think the world is full of coincidences, and lots of unexplained events and synergies, but when I can't explain something, I do not attribute it to divine intervention or lack thereof.
OK, so the past few weeks, I have been experiencing something so bizarre I simply had to let it out. Frequently, and I mean by this at least every few minutes, I will be watching TV and a thought will come to mind. Being an impulsive thinker and speaker (I say everything that's on my mind, much to the chagrin of those around me) I verbalize it, and within a minute (and often instantaneously) it will be said almost verbatim on the tube. Let me give you an example.
Yesterday, I was watching the today show. The weather was about to come on, and I saw the weather map. Before anything was said. I uttered, "Looks like Burlington is gonna get hammered." The weatherman said, "Looks like Burlington, VT is going to get hammered with snow." Now was that a coincidence? Sure it was.
But it keeps happening. Four times yesterday. And I'm even referring to less common stuff. There was wind damage footage. I did not have the sound on. They showed some battered homes and downed power lines, and I said, "Looks like an EF-2 damage path." I turned the sound up, and the announcer said (you guessed it), "Meterologists are saying the damage path suggests an EF-2 tore through this area." And the list continues, mostly with non weather items.
There was discussion of tapping the strategic petroleum reserve. I said to Liz, "That's not OK, because that's reserved for times when petroleum is scarce, and anyway, there's not more than 3 or so months of supply and the prices wouldn't go down much." The announcer then said, "Consideration is being given to tapping the SPR, but experts say there may only be a three month supply based on current domestic usage, and prices would not significantly decline. The SPR is designed for periods of reduced supply, and this is not our current problem."
WTF? Why has this not happened in this frequency before? My wife starts laughing now whenever I say something, because she knows it's about to be said on the air. I know, I know. Is this guy nuts? Is he lying? Is this coincidence?
I sure hope so...
OK, so the past few weeks, I have been experiencing something so bizarre I simply had to let it out. Frequently, and I mean by this at least every few minutes, I will be watching TV and a thought will come to mind. Being an impulsive thinker and speaker (I say everything that's on my mind, much to the chagrin of those around me) I verbalize it, and within a minute (and often instantaneously) it will be said almost verbatim on the tube. Let me give you an example.
Yesterday, I was watching the today show. The weather was about to come on, and I saw the weather map. Before anything was said. I uttered, "Looks like Burlington is gonna get hammered." The weatherman said, "Looks like Burlington, VT is going to get hammered with snow." Now was that a coincidence? Sure it was.
But it keeps happening. Four times yesterday. And I'm even referring to less common stuff. There was wind damage footage. I did not have the sound on. They showed some battered homes and downed power lines, and I said, "Looks like an EF-2 damage path." I turned the sound up, and the announcer said (you guessed it), "Meterologists are saying the damage path suggests an EF-2 tore through this area." And the list continues, mostly with non weather items.
There was discussion of tapping the strategic petroleum reserve. I said to Liz, "That's not OK, because that's reserved for times when petroleum is scarce, and anyway, there's not more than 3 or so months of supply and the prices wouldn't go down much." The announcer then said, "Consideration is being given to tapping the SPR, but experts say there may only be a three month supply based on current domestic usage, and prices would not significantly decline. The SPR is designed for periods of reduced supply, and this is not our current problem."
WTF? Why has this not happened in this frequency before? My wife starts laughing now whenever I say something, because she knows it's about to be said on the air. I know, I know. Is this guy nuts? Is he lying? Is this coincidence?
I sure hope so...
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