Too weird for words.
You might think that Norbert is a pretty unusual name. In this country, it is. But it’s also the name of my father and brother. In the tiny NJ town where I spent many of my early years, there were four Norberts — two pairs of fathers and sons — among the 2,000 or so residents.
But that’s not what I’m blogging about. I’m blogging about Hurricane Norbert, which is currently off the west coast of Mexico, heading north. It’s a hurricane with the same name as my brother.
What’s weird is that the previous Pacific hurricane was named Marie, which is pretty darn close to my name.
Okay, you’re saying. That’s an interesting coincidence. But it’s not exactly your name so it really isn’t worth blogging about.
True. But an earlier Atlantic hurricane this season was named Laura. That’s exactly my sister’s name.
So you tell me: what are the chances of three named hurricanes, all happening one after the other, being named almost exactly for all three of the kids in a single family?
Too weird for words.
Where is Jersey did you grow up?
I went thru my high school years in Ridgefield Park.
I lived in Cresskill in Bergen County from age 5 through 15. I think I may have lived in Ridgefield Park before then; too young to remember, of course.