Current mood: 
contemplative
Those of us who make friends online feel quite connected to our penpals. We congregate around our particular interests on the web ... "birds of a feather flock together," as the old saying goes.
I, too, have some forums that I frequent ... and my penpals mean a lot to me.
I just read an article from our local tv news rss feed about a Virginia Tech student who was well known at an online forum for our Detroit Tigers and West Michigan Whitecaps. I don't frequent that forum, not being into sports myself, but I understand.
If you wonder whether our online connections are "real" -- take a look at this link:
