It was the best of times; it was the worst of hairstyles. It was the age of cornrows and bows; it was the age of perms and braces. It was the epoch of skater dudes; it was the epoch of tennis queens. It was, in fact, 1989 at Midlothian High School—go Trojans!

You see, Creative Director Wade Forst (proudly sporting the Bo Derek do in his senior tux) and I just discovered we share more than a perfect 10 employer. We also share the same home town—the village (yes, village) of Midlothian, VA. We even shared the same neighborhood for a few years…and the same street…and the same crib. (Well, I used it 3 years after he did).

The Disney ride is right. It’s a small world after all. And, thanks to the web, it’s all the smaller. With just a few searches and clicks, we discovered even Midlothian has quite the online presence:

• The Midlothian Alumni page on Facebook.com: More than 300 members.
• Midlothian High School website: Check out those pep rally pics—the Trojan spirit lives!
• Midlothian, VA on Wikipedia: Claims to fame include coal mining and Aimee Mann.
• Village of Midlothian: It really is a village!
• Ukrop’s: Hands-down the best grocery store in the universe.
• Crab Louie’s: Yummy seafood in a historic tavern.