Six Degrees of Separation

I've always wondered about this theory until a few weeks ago.  Nver seen the movie, but the idea has stuck with me and I've wondered about it from time to time.  I figured, though, that with all my travels and the people I had met in my life that six degrees was cutting it way too close.

I have a handful of folks as "friends" in Facebook.  I had over 300 at one time, but felt that to be too much.  Do I know that many people, yes.  Do i really want to work so hard at it as to keep up with all their updates, no.  So I took a bunch of them off.  Not because I don't like them -- it was just too much work.

Their are a few I haven't seen since college yet I've kept as friends.  I think the biggest reason for that is I've found them interesting.  Can't put my finger on it, but each one has something i think is really cool.  For example, there's one who is married and has childredn.  I've been just amazed at his love for his kids.  His wife writes about it alot, and I don't know - just that I've always wanted to be a great dad.  And seeing someone else do it, well, I thought it was pretty cool.

Anyhoo, from time to time I'll look through my friends friends, just to see if they know someone random that i know.  And of them does.  And wow, i was so not expecting this.  You ever have a relationship with a member of the opposite sex that just crashed?  Yeah I've had one or two.  Anyway this girl's sister was a friend of an old interest of mine.  Can you say 4 degrees of separation?

Wife and baby are gone out tonight.  Listening to swing music - nice quiet house.  That is except for the music :)