#weirdcoincidences

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Weird or strange coincidences

I created a new tag/label: weird coincidences. https://fahmeenaodetta.tumblr.com/tagged/weirdcoincidences, https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/search/label/weirdcoincidences

Do you pay attention to reported weird things or coincidences? Do you think/believe they have deep meaning? Do you believe some are fraud?

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Computer games

I enjoy playing games on the computer. I once purchased Monopoly on a cd. The purchase allowed me to play Monopoly without other human players - I played with multiple "computer" players (AI). Tetris, Pac-man, and Chinese checkers are other examples of games I play on the computer.

This post reminds me of life in an apartment, my pastorial father ("guidance father") at President's College and related weird coincidences. We called my pastorial father Rambo because he looked like Sylvester Stallone. I hope he is doing well.

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Update

There are still a lot of information systems professor jobs. I am in the process of applying for positions.

I am willing to bet that I am not a typical candidate. I am starting my professor career with a lot of experience (I worked for years and years before deciding to complete a PhD). I am using a long form resume that provides lots of information on my experience. Some of the old jobs are on the resume. I think they add a lot.

(Curious about my experience? My main LinkedIn profile provides good information. I even mention the experimental work I did at an old job - specifically a special task to work on requirements from the Testing/Quality Assurance Group. It is included in a paper. The training program was experimental but I was given more experimental work than others. Note that I also did well at experimental tasks at another employer.)

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#Weird or strange coincidences

Here is another weird coincidence:

I was the youngest in my batch at President's College, and so the youngest female for that batch. The oldest female for the batch was Karen Renata Bonnett (now deceased). Karen and I shared a birthday in July (month and day the same).

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#Weird coincidences

At some point in my life I didn't want to invest in a PhD. Later, I thought a PhD was not necessary for some things. I had reason to question what jobs and opportunities the PhD provides because of weird coincidences I mentioned before:

Isn't it interesting that there was a guy with a PhD in my master's degree program at GW? And, later, there was a professor in my training program at Fannie Mae?

(From: https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2022/07/commencement-documents.html)

Just another weird coincidence in my life.

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Doubles Day

INTERESTING TIDBIT on a #FlashbackFriday:

Today is a doubles day - It is the 22nd! You may recall that my names all have doubles (Fahmeena Odetta Moore) and many years ago, I purchased a condo with an address full of doubles - Double 45 Running Deer Way, #334. (The unit number is not required for mailing. Interesting that it had doubles.) Even the realtor had doubles. Her name: Bette Deller (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bette-deller-64202147/)

In the event you want to read more, here is a previous post that mentioned the condo: https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2022/06/luck-and-chance.html

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Labels

I found a quote by Steve Maraboli that reminded me of my green folder book in high school. (I mentioned this green folder book in a previous post on my Lessons Project. Link to post: https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2022/07/life-lessons.html). I added a quote in the green book on the need for labels to inform others about the character of a person. The quote came from a Readers Digest magazine.

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