So today Hazel turns the big Four-Em-Oh. It’s still amazing to think that she’s only been breathing air for less than half a year. I hit the four month mark back on March 30, 1979 - the same day that Norah Jones was born. Later, she would record our wedding song. I love meaningless coincidences like that. Consider this one discovered by Megan: her parents used to live in Winslow, ME. Now they live in Belfast, ME. WinSLOW…BelFAST…get it?

Speaking of connections that don’t really amount to anything, I was born in Derby, CT. Hazel was born in Rockport, ME. A derby is a type of hat and Rockport is a brand of shoe. Should Hazel decide to have child(ren) as an adult and said child(ren) are born in Tuxedo, NY, well then I’ll just be in lame connection heaven.

^{Author’s Note: I wanted to riff more on towns with clothing names, but I couldn’t find any others. I mean, I know about Chino, CA, but even having heard that word before, I’m not sure if they’re pants or what. I thought for sure there’d be a Leisure Suit, NV or Pajama, IL on the map. This deserves more study; there may be a graduate thesis in the works.}