Today is officially the first day of Spring. Yes, it's cold, but it's sunny!!! And it's 6:50 pm and there is still daylight! As I was walking between meetings downtown, I noticed a lot of people carrying daffodils. People from the Pike Place market were handing out flowers to people on sidewalks. Now, that feels like Spring. I don't like the scent of daffodils, myself, I'm more of a rose-girl. I know, a little cliche.
Here's another funny thing I noticed today...I don't remember the last time I've been to an event or party (business or social) where I haven't known at least one person there. And even when I do only know one or two people in the room, inevitably, I'll find out that some of us have mutual friends or contacts. Seattle is such a close knit town. What would be fun would be to take a complete stranger off the street and see how many questions it takes to figure out you have someone in common. So, this is taking things a little further than the idea of six degrees of separation. I'm guessing that if you've been in one area for a few years and are fairly social, you are probably only 2-3 degrees of separation from strangers on the street. Any guesses on how many questions you need to ask? (This reminds me of an old commercial: How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Lollypop?)
