Oh - you HAVE to blog about that
So last Wednesday’s Third Tuesday Toronto event at the Elephant and Castle was quite good. I had a wonderful conversation with Shel Israel. Was introduced to and had great discussions with Omar, Sonja, Rick and his daughter Jennifer. I’m quite enjoying the Third Tuesday events. I’m a shy and introverted fellow by nature. My natural inclination at social gatherings is to find the largest potted plant to hide behind and quietly sip my drink until I can make a graceful exit. But walking into Third Tuesday is like walking into a room full of friends. I already know most people from their blogs or podcasts, so I’m able to eschew most of the mental blocks which would normally keep me a wallflower and actually converse and get to know better the people.
Of course, like any dinner party, you pull out your most witty and wonderful anecdote. I was lucky enough to have a fresh one - not yet blogged or shared outside of my wife. But what was interesting is the uniform reaction I received from those I told the tale to.
Each and every person responded with, almost word for word the same sentence “Oh! You HAVE to blog that.”
Time was, when a story told at a dinner party was good, you knew it because you’d get a laugh or a grin and people wouldn’t find an excuse to run and hide from you at the earliest opportunity. When a story was really good, they would drag someone else over and bid that you repeat the tale to them. Hence the night would eventually wind into a continual loop of the story as more and more are dragged over to hear it anew.
But now, I guess you can be sure a tale is really good when they insist that you blog it - literally sharing it with the world. And if the story is really, really good you will know it because you will see it flying across everyone else’s feeds before you even boot the computer to blog it yourself.
March 24th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Rob,
It was great meeting you as well. This post shows the community-building effect of these meetings. They are very much for you and I’m glad they help to get you out from behind that flower pot, but Rob–WHAT’s THE STORY?
March 24th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Next entry to the blog - I promise will be the story. Just pulling together some quotes and URLs, and of course a quick sketch to accompany.