When I first started blogging, two years ago, (happy blogiversary) my intention was to keep in touch with various friends I have around the country.  Okay, so it was one friend (Hi CDB!) but now I have a loyal following of about five people (Hi mom!).  Don't get me wrong.  If you find me interesting I'm glad to write for you.  But I write to a specific audience so don't feel bad if you don't get the joke.
Yesterday I got a message from a friend I have been trying to find for ten years.  I knew she had probably changed her last name.  I knew that she, like me, would probably be fairly transient after college.  But I wanted to find her.  I searched her through my alumni association.  I Googled her.  I kept looking for her name in Amazon (she wanted to illustrate/write children's books).
And she found me.
I'm not convinced all this technology is the best thing our society has created.  But sometimes it has its perks.
 
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