Remember back in school finding out that someone in your class of thirty or so kids had the same birthday? Even less likely was discovering another kid anywhere in your school with the same name as yours.
The first time it happened to me was in 6th grade, and it was a shock: There were two of me! The other kid, however, was younger and better looking. As an adult, I found a guy in my city with the same name. He was younger, better looking, and made more money. Years later in another city there was a black guy with my name. He was younger, better looking, and made more money.
All of these fellows had different middle initials, different middle names.
Today, I live in a small town. What are the odds? One hundred percent, apparently. There's a guy here with the same first name, same middle initial, AND the same last name. He's younger, better looking and probably makes more money.
Our surname goes 'way back to at least the Middle Ages, mostly in what is now the U.K. Over the centuries, we've had our share of lawyers, artists, horse thieves and rascals.
All of whom, no doubt, were younger and better looking.
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