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November 2009 
Who is the most intriguing person you've met recently?
Posted on Oct 5th, 2009
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Geo
Geo
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for October 05, 2009:
I've been a bit housebound lately, but I have been out for my usual walks and hikes, yet not really meeting anyone. As always, I check in online with my friends and fellow members of a couple of social networking sites, too.
And this is what fascinates me.
1994 was my first computer with an Internet connection and it allowed me to start connecting with people from all over as the WWW expanded and sped up.
Through the wispy ethereal world of cyber space I have met many, many new friends and close acquaintances that I have never even met in person, a few I have actually spoken to on the phone, but we meet mostly online. Some of these friendships are going on several, if not many years, now.
And we are all tangled and woven into each other's lives, somehow. We care for one another and worry when there is some trouble or strife in our lives. All from afar.
And the world keeps spinning, spinning, weaving us all together in a rather tangled and messy fashion, yet at the same time, beautiful, too.
Which thread I'll follow today and where it will lead, I don't know. Surprise messages from old friends that I haven't heard from in almost a year poke up out of the blue, brightening my day with a message that I might be interested in the latest Speaking of Faith piece about Ojibway language from norther Minnesota where I was born.
I follow the thread, weave in and out and around other friends as we all tumble towards a distant spot. We touch one another in the warp and weft of impermanence aware that the threads will and do eventually turn thinner and more transparent as some disappear from our touch and drift off to places we don't know, can never know until it's our turn.
So, as I take my turn spinning along, the most intriguing person I have met will probably be the next person I meet!
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Geo,
I think this is so cool… everything from your art to your writing. I'm sorry that you've been basically housebound, but the extra time on your hands (and maybe even the meds) is leading to some great creativity! I guess we are all threads in the tapestry of life.
Hugs!
Siouxsie
The SOF piece was great. hope you feel better soon. : )