Second-hand ego surfing

So, after we took the kids to the mall yesterday, we went to the Borders bookstore across the street. Of course, I headed straight for the computer books section. I saw several titles that I’d like to have, but nothing that I just had to have right then.

But I did indulge in a little second-hand ego surfing. As I perused the authors of various books, I thought to myself, “He runs WordPress. And so does she. And so does she.” And even though those folks don’t know me from Adam, it’s pretty cool to know that I helped them in some small way

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