Random Occurrence

 

A beautiful day

Clear for the first time in weeks

Is almost tragic.

 Friday, September 25, 2020

 I’m not a believer in the mystical or magic but once in a great while the universe rolls the dice and a pair of sixes pops up. Usually, as in this case, it has to do with pretty mundane matters, but what the hey, given all the darkness in the world right now it’s still enough to bring a little light and amusement.

 At work on Wednesday at lunch my co-workers were talking about what they’ve been watching and one of them recommended to my wife a documentary about a man and his relationship to an octopus. A topic that would never be high up on my list but it’s my wife’s week to pick, so…

 Oddly, it’s not a bad documentary but not because the octopus or man are extraordinary, but the filming is beautiful and the creature and man both seem interesting enough for at least a good hour. Unfortunately, like many modern documentaries, it last much longer than that.

 But what caught my eye right from the very beginning and gave me an odd feeling of familiarity with the location was the white rocks with the rust colored algae splotched across them.

 AhHa… For the last few days the random appearing screen saver on my PC is of those very same rocks that are on one of the bays of Tasmania, the 26^th largest island in the world. Thank you Windows 10 for all the geology lessons.

 The coincidence hasn’t convinced me that there’s a mildly but pretty weak God floating around the universe who can’t do much about needless suffering or racial injustice but can throw a few quirky random occurrences the world’s way. But it was amusing nevertheless.