Six Degrees of Separation - Mike's Road Trip

Met my sister today…for the very first time.

Mike Shubic November 17th, 2013 Comments Off

It's been several months now since I learned that I have a half sister on my paternal side. I wrote a post recently entitled, "Six degrees of sibling separation," it's really quite an extraordinary story. Anyhow, today, I finally got to meet my sister Susanne for the first time. We...

Six degrees of sibling separation

Mike Shubic October 20th, 2013 12 Comments

Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon is a game based on the "six degrees of separation" concept, which posits that any two people on earth are, on average, about six acquaintances apart. The following reads like a cliché Hollywood movie; however, this is not the imaginative tale of a screenwriter but...

Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon

Mike Shubic September 19th, 2010 Comments Off

I've always been fascinated by how closely connected we all seem to be—Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon if you will (a play on "Six Degrees of Separation"). Last night I had a wonderful evening with Scott and Jill of 12 Legs Travel and a mutual acquaintance, Laura McMurchie. I have...