A couple of months ago when I began to discuss the idea for this blog, an acquaintance of mine asked me if I ever read Nicole Apostola’s blog.  He was a big fan of hers and thought we would have similar opinions on Worcester’s urban development landscape.  Actually, I had never heard of Nicole, mostly because prior to this current experiment, I simply have not lived my life online.  Now, my world is exploding with new found connections and like-minded fellows.  I “friended” Nicole on facebook and sent her a fan message, asking her if she would be open to talk.  Even though she wrote me that her writing is more proficient than her speaking, I convinced her to meet for a phone conversation.  (By the way,Nicole, you are just as prolific voice- to- voice as you are with your pen!) On a Friday night, we talked for almost two hours, our conversation meandering over so many topics –  her husband teaching Irish (Gaelic), Jeff Barnard,the wormtown taxi blogger who died in 2010 as her inspiration to become a blogger herself, city politics and crazy stories.