In the late 1960s, the psychologist Stanley Milgram 
conducted his famous experiment to find the answer to what is known as the
"small world problem "---
determining how human beings are socally connected.*
From this experiment is where we get the expression six degrees of separation, popularly realized by the task of
associating Kevin Bacon with any other actor in six or less steps.
This is the place where I get to post gossip, tell embarrassing stories, and in general honor or
poke fun at that small portion of the individuals with whom I share one degree of separation.
I've provided some of the vitals and pictures of these wonderful people; If I'm
mistaken or outdated about any facts (not that I claim to offer any), or if I
have failed to list an important person (like you, if you're not on this list),
please drop me a note.
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Brian Armstrong
Laura Baldwin
Joanne Barber
Amanda Benevides
Hollie Benevides
Dan Boerner
Samantha Bowman
Tricia Burns
Jamie Casebeer
Sonia Chopra
Ted Connelly
Ann Cornwell
Lynda Danforth
Jay Daniels
Ken Delaney
Ryan Devlin
Jeff Doyle
Denise Elwood
David Flajole
Christy Forrester
Phil Frerker
Joree Glickman
Andy Graham
Amy Grill
Aaron Hazuka
Marion Hiebert
Jeff Hilliard
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Rachel Hodson
Michele Hoyt
Sophia Iliakis
Lohan Johnson
Calvin Keaton
Jen Kimball
Doug Kramer
Jeff Livingston
Scott McDaniel
Morgan McGraw
Matt McCaffree
Chad Meise
Shelly Meise
Nina Michelson
Talia Morales
Eagle Bear Morgan
Pete Newton
Eric Parthé
Melissa Pathmajeyan
Brandon Porter
Jeff Purcell
Shawn Reitmayer
Sallie Rieken
Sharon Rieken
Ian Ritter
Darcy Rutter
Chelsea Sarowski
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Mike Sarowski
Andy Scearce
Calico Sequeira
Don Schmidt
Jon Schwark
Laura Sanderson
Bryan Sera
Melissa Singer
David Stevens
Cameron Stiffler
Brad Sweeney
Ian Sweeney
Brian Tamasi
Michela Tamasi
Steve Tamasi
Janai Tate
Danny Todd
Lyle Tucker
Tom Tuthill
Scott Willard
Brian Wills
Kisa Wheaton
Spencer White
Paula Whitmer
M. Susan Wilson
Marc S. Wilson
Angela Yadon
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*In short, Prof. Milgram sent letters to 160 random
individuals living in Omaha, NE, and asked them to mail the letters to an (unknown to them) stockbroker
in Boston, MA. The participants weren't told to whom to address the letters; typically each mailed his/her
letter only to someone they knew that lived in the general Boston area. The recipient, in turn, mailed it
to someone he/she suspected might know, or know someone who knew, the stockbroker. Milgram found that most of the letters reached the stockbroker in five or six steps.
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