Perhaps not astray, but not backtracking either.
In the past I've sung the praises of serendipity, even claiming (nine years ago,
no less) that only the web-experienced can truly appreciate the joys of getting
lost. On a more instrumental note, it was only two years ago that I noted
that we can stumble upon addresses, or mistakes
in addresses, that can lead to reestablishing contact with old friends. Five
and a half years ago I was claiming that serendipity on the web is still possible.
Frankly, the examples are a bit too numerous to list them all here, though I suppose
that I can't resist noting that eight years ago I prided
myself on serendipitously being reminded of how Pooh and Piglet, while tracking
a Woozle, again and again followed their own footsteps.
This time around, however, it seems that those footsteps are starting to lead
in a different direction. Rather than bringing me back to previously trod territory
or praising the serendipitous, I find myself questioning whether that's really
what's happening.
Go to: Now what are the odds on that happening?