The Right Meets the Left

Yesterday I met Brian at a coffee house in my home town. We met through commenting on various blogs and have had correspondence for a few months. Brian's home town is about 30 minutes from my home, yet we met online in the blogosphere. He is attending Law school in Ohio and was coming home for a visit so we finally got to meet face to face and shared some great coffee and even better conversation. We talked about ourselves, blogging, and of course politics. We talked at length about the local economy and wondered at the reasons my home town of Wise does not embrace the college (UVA-Wise). I was very impressed with this young man, who is 15 years younger than I. We both care for our homes and families, and want the best for our future. There is not a right or wrong answer to all of the problems we face. We agree about many things and agree to disagree about many more. The fact remains that I learned a lot from Brian, as I hope he did from me. I hope this is the start of a good friendship that will grow over time. We could all learn a lot about each other, with out yelling, or name calling. All it takes is a desire for knowledge, an open mind, and coffee of course.