From the "Take Responsibility Department"

I promised no more Number 7 stories but my brother Brad pointed something out that is so obvious I'm amazed we all missed it (as if any of you are actually trying to help!). Listen and learn:

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Gergles:

Do you think it odd that your name: Greg; begins and ends with the 7th number in the alphabet? You are Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end when it comes to the number 7!

Bardley
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...to which I must answer "yes, I think it is odd," just as 7 is an odd number. It's all very odd.

Well now I am as close to speechless as I could possibly be. Does anyone doubt me now when I say the number 7 is somehow linked to the purpose of my existence? Holy Mickey Mantle ("and in centerfield for the New York Yankees, Number 7, Mickey Mantle). Need I add: N-e-w-Y-o-r-k = 7 letters, Y-a-n-k-e-e-s = 7 letters)? Can all of this be an accident?

Brad points out that my name begins and ends with "g", the 7th letter in the alphabet. Gregory is 7 letters long. My birthday equals 7-7-7 when each element is added together. 7 is one of the numbers associated with my birthday according to basic numerology - as if we needed to be told.

Even if I acquiesced and agreed that all of these numerical associations are an accident, I would still be hard pressed to believe that the sheer number of these coincidences is an accident.

I can barely breathe at the moment. Enjoy the rest of your day.