http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/06/25/youtube_post_leads_to_a_visit_and_a_proposal/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North

Okay, so I lied. Here's a post. The article is about a kid who posted on YouTube with his cellphone number - asking people to call him if they wanted to talk to someone. He's taken tens and thousands of calls, and one of the calls is now his fiancee.

This reminds me of that random phone out in the mojave desert: http://deuceofclubs.com/moj/mojave.htm

A guy decided to call it everyday to see if anyone would pick up. After about a month, somebody did. Now it's become kind of a cult thing - lots of people call it, lots of people travel to it to pick it up.

It's all about fundamentally feeling connected to someone. And of course, sometimes it's easiest to talk to someone who's a complete stranger. All any of us really wants is to be a part of something, however quirky or small. It's weird, right. It makes us feel better knowing that someone out there in the ether cares about something we say. (Like you, gentle reader.)

This particular story is a little dorky - the kids are like 20 years old, but it's a little bit inspiring. Looking into strangers' lives? It also reminds me a little bit of PostSecret (postsecret.blogspot.com) - what Frank must do on a day to day basis.

Anyway, back to our regularly scheduled static.