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["Joe Komenda" <joe AT komejo.com>]

    >To this end, I invite everyone who reads this to respond with your own
    >InterNetWorkers story.  What led you to sign on with us?  Have you had
    >any interesting experiences?  Any memorable InterNetWorkers moments?

I joined up at the suggestion of a friend, who introduced it to me (if
memory serves), as a way to keep on top of the Triangle Internet 'scene', as
well as a way to make contacts. "Oh, and they drink lots of beer..." My
first meeting was Dec 99, at W.B. Yeats, and I ingratiated myself to
everyone there by blinding them with my digital camera.

The chief unintended benefit of having joined is that I have gotten over my
fear of Chapel Hill in general, and the vagaries of Franklin street in
particular. That's a good thing.

I've also enjoyed getting involved in the /dev and /plan side of things;
which is odd, for I never considered myself much of a 'doer' or a 'joiner'
before this. The group has a way of making you feel like you're part of a
clan (or is it a coven?). A nice sort of low-maintenance friendship
develops - glad to see you if you come out, but no pressure if you skip a
few meetings or just want to lurk. Plenty of fascinating conversations and
anecdotes, and a chance to dust off some of the old chestnuts.

Sorry to get all warm -n- fuzzy. I blame the weather.

Joe K