I picked this up (George's wonderful caring skill is aggregation, scroll the comments) from George at BFD [1] - Wendell touches on the REAL power of the internet - SINCERE DISCUSSION . You can read Wendell's good bye.. [2]
For the record - I've never met him...AND THAT"S WHAT'S SO CRITICAL
Links:
[1] http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/
[2] http://wendellrobinson.com/blog2/2007/10/02/thank-you/