if you needed further proof that i am the anti-christ

Dec. 20, 1996: In the kitchen of a friend's house, a group of us laugh over a rejection letter that the publishing company I then worked for sent to Carl Sagan. "Everyone should have a chance to say no to Carl Sagan," one friend said, laughing. Sadly, no one from that point on does. Days later, we receive word that he died that very night. Oops.

Jan. 13, 2005: In an online chat, Stennie, Mike the Blogless and I discuss how lame a band Bread was. Unbeknownst to us, the public learns that day that Bread shall never convey cheezy-but-catchy music again, as guitarist Jimmy Griffin has died earlier in the week. Sorry, dude.

Coincidence? Well, yes. That's what coincidence is.