In my "In Box"

Tom,

Just checked in on your Blog — didn't know I was blog-worthy. Thanks. Your title "Bizarre Coincidence" was appropriate. Almost. We spoke again in 2003 I think, and you were leaving Cinn. and in very 'rushed' mindset. You wanted to get the fuck out of that town. So it was right before you got into Seattle. But I called to get Klosterman's number, which you did provide - thanks. And I called him, but he never called me back.

Back to your "Bizarre Coincidence." Carl Jung refers to "synchronicity" after, of course, The Police album; but he means meaningful coincidence. Forgive me if I am telling you something you already know. Recently, I had a meaningful coincidence. I had been thinking about the golden rectangle. DaVinci used that size for the Mona Lisa among other pieces. And what I found out, that I didn't learn before, is that that golden rectangle relates to the number Pi (3.14159265). Then about that time there's a re-run of the movie "Pi" I see on TV. And the third and final event was from buying the latest Kate Bush album, "Aerial." The second song on her album is "Pi."

best,

Phil

P.S. As for the "friendship I am considering cutting off" (I'm pretty sure you weren't talking about me ; ) — it's a tough call. Recently I had to reject someone who I thought was a friend, basically because I was tired of dealing with their bullshit. I think as I get older, I'm less tolerant of people's bullshit. I think that's growing and maturing, too. Forgiveness is a good thing, but diminishing one's own stress in life is good as well.