It’s a small world afterall..

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

Now that I’ve probably gotten that song stuck in your head for the rest of the weekend, (and mine!!!) I was struck this morning by feedback from fellow bloggers who, it turns out, I have something in common with! First came the comment from Gary Petersen that he discovered blogging at Gnomedex last year too! Then I opened up my email to find an note from Marie McBride, (which also happens to be my grandmother’s name) a blogger from the DC area. Maybe we’re related in some sort of bizarre way? *L* More new blogging friends!

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