Less than Six Degrees

The other weekend we attended a wedding in Woodside, CA.

Bryan met the groom, Casey, when he first moved to California after college. He and Bryan lived in a big, junky house in Mountain View, in an unfinished garage together. They ended up as garage-roommates because Casey had gone to Stanford with Bryan's twin friends Justin and Jason. Bryan met Justin and Jason when he was in grade school and they have been tight since then - sharing guy adventures and stories for years. Casey is one of those guys who always has a smile on his face and is friendly to everyone who crosses his path.

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At the wedding we were completely stunned to see someone we know from Honolulu, Pam. Pam is very good friends with my friend Sora. Sora and I used to work together and first bonded because we know someone in common in San Francisco. Bryan and I first met Pam at a BBQ and later camped with her. Pam is fun, fun, fun and is the sort of person who will walk across the restaurant to say hi to you even though you've only met once, and for a few minutes at that.

Pam knows Casey because she went to Stanford and is very tight with his now-wife who also went to Stanford.

I cannot begin to tell you how amazing it was to run in to Pam, our *Honolulu friend*, while at a wedding in Woodside for our *Spokane-Stanford* friend. And I'm certain Pam felt exactly the same way.

It reminded me that good people tend to know good people. Almost all of my closest friends I've met through other friends. It's a very powerful network we all have, particularly when it spans the ocean.

Our friends-of-friends network introduced us to all our first friends in Hawaii, Ed and Kimberly, and Gordon. And it's actually how Bryan and I met - at party at a friend's house that he attended with friends of friends of someone else.

So, you keep sharing your friends. And we'll keep sharing our friends. And in the middle we'll meet wonderful people.