I met Doug in about 1996 before he went back to the States. I always really liked him and our friendship had several layers (go figure). The main thing was that we always 'got' one another and shared many values, a sense of humour and some good times. We stayed in touch for a while after he went back to LA and I knew that his partner was very ill. I was very sorry when I thought we'd lost touch. I think an email address stopped working or something - one of those things that happens in this age of instant communication.

Today, thanks to Facebook, I'm grinning ear to ear. I happened to search for him, expecting 1,748 Doug Macdonalds to appear on my screen. Guess what!! MY Doug was right at the top of the list. I poked him. I've messaged him. And best of all, we've already spoken on the phone. Now he's poked me back too (Facebook users will understand this reference). The amazing thing is that although we have sooooo much catching up to do, it really doesn't matter. More than a decade disappeared and I realised that even though we've been out of touch, all that time we've been there for one another.

Right now, I feel really good about technology.