The following is a constantly evolving list of friends and acquaintances I mention or have mentioned frequently, for the interest of those who read my Blatherings. This is NOT a special list of friends, so please don't get your panties in a knot if you're not mentioned here; I'm gradually adding to this list over time, will remove anyone I haven't had contact with in a while or who has expressed a preference for not being identified here (i.e. several of my nieces/nephews are purposely not listed here). If anyone has an online journal or Web site, I've linked their name to the site.

Alison	We stayed with Alison in Tokyo in 2001, and we go on camping trips with her and her husband, Jeff L.
Allison	My music partner in Urban Tapestry. Check out her new site.
AmandaS	Amanda Snyder. Husband: Scott, daughter: Zoë. I visited with the Snyders in just before Conchord/2002.
Andrea	A friend I met through filking; I visited with her in Oct/2001.
Andrew	I met Andrew back at university. He works at Apple in California now and lives with Jenny. I visited with him a few years ago.
Andy	I met Andy back at university. Andy and Reid had gone to high school together.
Annie	My niece, one of my sister's daughters.
Beckett	I met Beckett and her husband Paul through filking and visit them in California when I can.
Bryan	My technonerdboy hero (Inklings would likely not have existed without him). Bryan hosts all of my Web pages through his company, Samurai Consulting.
Cathy	Cathy and I have known each other since we were both in Grade 2.
Christine	Christine and Andy have two daughters, Elspeth and Bronwyn.
Craig	I met Craig back in university. He's the editor of MapArt now. He told me not to link to his ancient Web site.
Dad	My dad.
Dave	Dave Clement of Dandelion Wine, a friend I met through filking.
David Barker	David Barker, whom I met through Luisa.
David Brake	I met David in my university days. Married to Delphine.
Debbie	My sister-in-law. Married to Jeff's brother, Case.
Doug	Our friend Doug, who used to share the Inkspot office.
Elizabeth	I met Elizabeth when she started going out with my friend Bryan.
Frank	Tough exterior, but a real marshmallow inside.
Ginny	My mom-in-law.
Harald	Harald Koch, whom I met back in university. He's married to Micki and has two children, Charlotte and Gareth. Writes as "chk" in Blatherchat.
Helen	Lives out west with her boyfriend.
Iain	Iain Bradbury. We met Iain through Quakefests and Lan parties.
Jeff K.	Jeff Kesner. Married to: Gail. Children: Jennifer, Megan. Writes as "jok" in Blatherchat.
JBR	My dad-in-law.
Jeff	My husband and best friend. Writes as "jwr" in Blatherchat.
Jeff B.	A filker friend from California. I visited with Jeff and his wife Maya in 2001, and he's visited with us in Toronto.
Jeff L.	We stayed with Jeff's wife Alison in Tokyo in 2001, and we go on camping and cottage trips with both of them.
Jim	My brother. He and his wife Diane died in a car accident in August, 1993.
Jodi	My music partner in Urban Tapestry. Jodi runs the much-acclaimed songwriters' resource, The Muse's Muse.
John	Friend from university, Scrabble genius (I'm serious), married to Kristen, co-founder of Poslfit Press.
John	John Swain. Friend from university. Smart, talented, funny, fascinating.
Justin	I met Justin in 1981 at the University of Toronto.
Kaarel	My brother-in-law (sister's husband).
Larkin	Jeff's sister. Married to Rick McKay.
Kristen	Married to John Chew.
Laura	Laura Suzuki. Married to: Peter Cook. Son: Jonathan.
Lissa	A UK filker who is part of Phoenix.
Luisa	I met Luisa back in first year university. We've been good friends ever since. :-) She's married to my friend Reid now. Sons: Ronnie, Michael.
MarkO	Mark Osier. I visited him in Nov/2002.
Mark Thompson	I met Mark back at the University of Toronto.
Michael	Reid's and Luisa's son.
Michelle	Michelle's a sf/fantasy writer who has books under her maiden (Sagara) and married (West) names. Married to Tom.
Micki	Micki Koch, married to Harald.
Mom	My mother died from cancer in January, 1989.
Peter	Peter Cook. Wife: Laura Suzuki. Son: Jonathan.
Parki	Parki (his real name is Brian, but some friends use the nickname Parki) is a longtime friend. I like the fact that both Jeff and I have friendships with him independent of the "couple" friendship.
Paul	I met Paul and his wife Beckett through filking and visit them in California when I can.
Rand	A friend I met through filking, part of Ookla The Mok. Lives in Buffalo.
Reid	Reid was my first boyfriend; we met back in the first year at the UofT. He's married to my friend Luisa now.
Rick	My brother-in-law, married to Jeff's sister Larkin.
Ronnie	Reid's & Luisa's son.
Ruth	My multi-talented, very cool sister.
Sara	My niece, one of my sister's daughters.
Scott	Also referred to as "Scott M." if I've mentioned one of our other Scott friends in my Blatherings recently.
Scott	Also referred to as "Scott S." or "Cosmo". Wife: Amanda, daughter: Zoë. I visited with the Snyders in just before Conchord/2002.
Tom Jeffers	Tom Jeffers of Dandelion Wine, a friend I met through filking. I wrote a song for him.
Tom West	Tom West, Michelle Sagara's husband. I've known him for ages.
Walter Korynkiewicz	Jeff got to know Walter through his Friday night gaming sessions.