The Ink-Pot and the Palette

Wow, this Meetup.com thing is great! I had no idea. I found a French conversation group, joined, and signed up for a meetup next week. This is awesome! Thank you.

Your story of the secondary connection is wonderful. Even people like me, out here on the fringes of the social network, are more connected than we think (as Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn and Twitter are constantly reminding me). The trick for me is acting on those connections. Judiciously.

I sometimes feel like it's my thing in life, putting two other people together, or linking someone else with an idea or resource. I'm like an old-time phone operator. I suspect we edge-dwellers have a peculiar talent for that sort of thing.