While preparing this post, my son said, "Mom, who took that picture of you?" Alas, it was not me, but this picture:
I do like Pam a whole lot, so I take it as a compliment, even though Pam has had her share of bad hair days. (As have I.)
When I was younger, everyone thought my twin was in The Last of the Mohicans. You know--the girl who jumps off a cliff. (Sorry if that was a spoiler for anyone, but hello! That was 1992.)
In case you didn't know me back then, or forgot what I looked like before I had wrinkles and padding, here's me, circa fall 1991:
I'm the one in the yellow, in case you couldn't tell. And don't be scared that we were two decades behind in style; we dressed up for a Flower-Power dance.
You would think that since Jodhi May from Last of the Mohicans looked like me then, she would look like either me or Pam (Jenna Fischer) now, but there's no resemblance. However, I didn't realize until now that Jodhi May is the Jewish girl in Daniel Deronda. When I watched it, I remember thinking that she looked like she could have been one of my relatives, who are not Jewish.
How does it happen that there are look-a-likes all around the world with no blood relation? And have you ever wondered if other people have lived in previous centuries who looked a lot like you? (ala the Nicolas Cage vampire story.)
In case you are thinking I've been visiting Montana's "green" pharmacies and you don't want to discuss celebrity look-a-likes, I will offer you another aspect of the topic to discuss. Who do you take after the most: your mom or dad or ever a grandparent? If you have children, who do they take after the most: you or your spouse? Anyone know how it happens when families have cookie cutter kids and other families have kids who barely look like siblings? Sometimes it's fun to think about genes more than just in this manner:
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