As you'll see in the links section, I read Because I Say So! - a blog-like site by a lass in New York, called Jodi.

In fact, we read each others sites. As often happens we started by leaving comments on each other's site, then the occasional e-mail, and more recently, instant messages.

Before the rumour-mongers among you jump to any conclusions, there's no romance here. We're just a couple of fellow online writers of a like mind.

Having said we're of a like mind, you wouldn't necessarily know it, if you read our online outpourings. Thing is, she has this hard-nosed online persona, that hides the really lovely person she is in real life! Embarrassed yet Jodi?

Truth is, there are several fellow bloggers who I've chatted to online. It's really interesting to talk to someone that you've been reading for a while.

Today, however, was a first. Jodi and I were instant-messenging, and eventually, she ended up calling my cell, and saved us both a whole bunch of typing. Again, this was fun, talking to someone who's column you read regularly. We soon established that we were even more like-minded about so much of what's wrong with the world. The only thing that would have made it more fun would have been for us to be sat in a nice pub, replete with our favourite tipples*.

Anyway, the up-and-the-down of it, is if I ever go to NYC,, I have a ready-made friend to show me round, and match me demitasse for demitasse on the espresso.

Keep in touch Jodi.

Footnote
*Mine's a Guinness, if you're offering.