Coincidences?

just yesterday i was listening to a dutch woman tell me how she and her three closest friends in philadelphia -- all dutch, too! -- all had birthdays in the latter half of march.

then i saw this on my facebook sidebar, under upcoming birthdays:
Amanda H***
Anna K*****
Alisha P****
Aude W******
Arshiya B***
Ameya N***

i like finding patterns in the most uncommon of places. i think that's why i like being a bibliographer so much -- there's patterns everywhere, and almost nothing is a coincidence (as long as you can find physical evidence for it, like binding threads or ink squash). it makes my librarian side inordinately happy.

happy birthday to all 6 august 4th a's!