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One of the most fun, and unexpected, benefits of throwing the blog out there has been the chance to meet other bloggers.  "C.J." of the blog Light and Momentary contacted me last week to let me know that she and her husband were making an out-of-town overnight trip to St. Paul, and did I want to meet up with them?

My first thought was — you’re taking your first out-of-town overnight trip together in years, and you want to spend some of it with me?  But my second thought was Sure!  so after some text messaging back and forth (it’s no fun to call someone whose voice you’ve never heard before as you lead up to meeting in real life) we arranged to meet at Mickey’s Diner in downtown St. Paul. 

(Bonus!  I got to go to Mickey’s Diner.  Without the impetus of an out-of-town guest I probably would never have gotten around to it.  My review:  it’s fun and has tasty burgers, but Al’s Breakfast in the Dinkytown area of Minneapolis probably has it beat for authentic greasy spoon atmosphere).

Well, it was really lovely to sit and chat for a while, and to meet "Elwood" too.  (Happy 40th birthday, Elwood!  Thanks for being willing to spend it with strangers that your wife knows from the Internets!)  I got to find out why her family’s pseudonym is Most-Gladly and why the blog is called Light and Momentary.  She got to find out that I never bother to read "about" pages.  (Doggone it!  Now I want to know about early fatty acid intake on neurodevelopment too!  And it’s too late to ask!)

Light and Momentary is here.  Check it out.