Quandary

Like some of you who shall remain nameless (lol), I am also an on-line snoop. I admit that I have checked out just about everyone on the County Assessor's web page and the White Pages. Let me tell you what a wealth of info that is! Leave it to the County to publish all kinds of information that people go to great pains to keep private. You really can find out just about anything you'd want to know about people. It's just a puzzle that you have to put the pieces together. Here is my quandary: I think I found a few of my friends that I have lost contact with over the years. Of course, I'm thinking way ahead to Christmas and wondering if I should add them to my card list on the off chance that I have actually located them? Or, is there a reason why we're not in each other's lives anymore? Nothing ended badly at all. We just drifted apart. People move, get married; I guess that's just what happens. But, I think of them and all the great times we had together often. Maybe we aren't even the same people anymore. Has too much time passed? I think that one of my friends is at least seperated from her husband. She sends forwarded emails from time to time, but no personal notes. Recently, she sent out a new email address with the request to keep in touch. How would I start that conversation: "Hey, I was snooping around on the County website and have some questions about what I saw."? Probably, not a good idea, although I am soooo curious. You can look up marriage licenses (Yup, Brit and her oops wedding are on there.) but not divorce decrees. But, then again, there is a reason why we keep our dirty laundry private and that should be respected. Would you want to receive a card or email from someone you hadn't heard from in a while, or would it just be really weird? I think that I would be happy, but I usually don't see things the way everyone else does.