Global Vulnerability… What the heck????

My world is shrinking rapidly — I think someone put me in the dryer on an extra-hot setting, because the cotton fibers that compose my structure of the universe have shrunk considerably tonight and I find myself bumping into other inhabitants unexpectedly! Here’s the story — I went to theHollywood Bowl tonight with two dear friends, Margaret and Cheryl. It’s a HUGE outdoor amphitheater/performance venue that holds thousands of people. We were looking forward to enjoying the Irish/Scottish music and the stash of chocolate and “specialâ€? beverages stowed in our cooler. As we were happily munching our pre-show chocolate and sipping from disposable champagne glasses, a group of four noticeable individuals settled into the seats right next to us — the two men were wearing kilts *inward gasp* and Margaret simultaneously emitted an audible gasp in my ear as she gazed at our bench-mates. In an incredulous whisper, she informed me that she knew one of the girls from the blogging world! Months ago in her labyrinthian internet wanderings, she had come across various blogs and links to blogs. One of those “links to a link to a linkâ€? led her to this girls’ site, and Margaret found it interesting enough to pursue a habit of reading it, though never commenting on the posts. What makes this particularly interesting, is that the girl and her husband had been living in Scotland until just two weeks ago (hence the display of kilts), and for whatever reason (perhaps it was the promise of Celtic music at the Bowl tonight) decided to sit in a Hollywood theater right next to us. Margaret quickly mustered the courage to walk over to the group, and informed the girl that as strange as it may seem, she knew many intimate facts about her life which the stranger had willingly posted on the world wide web for all to see. The first dubious looks quickly switched to surprise, which led directly to laughter! Two strangers meet, and one intimately knows the other… what an interesting world we live in! Can the human psyche adjust to this kind of global vulnerability?

P.S. To the lovely lady who has lionhearted friends manly enough to wear those beautiful kilts (and who looked very handsome in them) — if you ever stumble across this post, please say hello I would be delighted to make your acquaintance!