Social Re-Pair

Last week, I ran into a sailing acquaintance at my favorite coffee shop downtown.  This person wasn't a close friend – just someone I'd gotten to know over the years.  We chatted about weather, family, and boats (not necessarily in that order), ordered our snacks, and waved goodbye.  Such random encounters are one of the many things I love about living in a small town.

No matter how well technology and social media enable communication, physical proximity still counts.  It's great (mostly) to ...