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Lucky.

You think so? I can buy groceries and pay bills, so I guess that could be considered lucky.

That's what my mom always said -- that if you're alive, healthy, and have a roof over your head then you're just fine. 'Course, she got that from her dad -- he died before I was born -- who came from Ireland when he was sixteen without a penny to spare. That's what she says, anyway.

Some of that sounds pretty familiar. My mom probably would've gotten along with yours. Irish women are scary smart.

That's so true! What was your mom's name?

Elisabeth. It's one of my favorites.

That was my mom's name, too.

That's the thing about popular names, they pop up a lot. And since we're on the subject of names, and I can't recall if we're introduced ourselves...

I'm Michael. Mike.

I'm Molly Walker.

Nice to meet you.

Hey, we have the same last name.