friends, now and always

[msree]

I've been procrastinating, just now, by going through my internet bookmarks at random. One such page was archived from years gone by. I saw a familiar name, clicked it, and unexpectedly found myself reading what appears to be the real-life name of an online friend from back then.

Curious, I plugged it into Google.
If the results I found are the

Comments

[elenbarathi]

It would probably warm their heart to learn that you're well, too. You could send an e-mail saying something like "Hi, are you the Jane/John Smith I knew in (town) in (year)?" - if they're not, they'll either send back a "Sorry, no" or just delete it. People send and receive such messages all the time; there's no risk to you in sending one - not even of having to talk to someone you don't know, because they won't talk to you if they're not the right person.