No Disrespect Intended

No disrespect intended, but this is just plain weird -- even eerie!

In a moment of boredom I did a search for gravestones that might bear my name. The very first link Google provided is the gravestone for Richard Vincent and his wife, Elizabeth. This is not too surprising -- I'm sure that there are numerous people named Richard Vincent. But notice the date that this person was born -- May 1. That is my birthday as well! Also, my wife's name is Elizabeth! AAAaaahhh!

To view this strange phenomenon, click HERE.

Moments later... after visiting the gravestone site again and again in a state of morbid fascination, crazed disbelief, and general freakish dysphoria (yes, that is a word -- click here if you don't believe me)...

Whoops! After looking more closely at the page, I realized that Richard Vincent was born on May 4. At first glance, the tombstone appears to read May 1.

I also noticed that Richard died on March 25. Could this be an omen? From now on every March 25 (and every March 28 -- add 3 days, let the reader understand) I will be locking myself up in a safe place to prevent the possibility of a strange sychronicity. ;)

This is the kind of stuff that happens when I'm away from my family for two weeks at seminary and my brain is fried from 8 hours of class followed by evenings full of study. Let this be a warning to all of you considering full-time ministry!

PS: Did you notice how progeny-prolific Richard and Elizabeth were? And I thought three kids were a handful.