You know what they say about the size of the world

Today I met a young woman, Stephanie Llewelan. She told me her name, the names of her three daughters--Sarah, Sammi, and Ava--then asked my name.

Carol Schiess, I said.

She said, Schiess?

Yes.

Schiess is my maiden name, she said. But we're from Utah and Washington, so . . .

But I asked anyway who her people are because our people are from Utah and California. Turns out her great grandfather was Wayne's Uncle George. Her grandfather his cousin Ron. Her dad is Joseph, and I don't know him. But, yes, I know her people.

What do you think of that?