I have this amazing friend. Her name is Deb Dobson.

If you’re a frequent reader of Spin Sucks, you’ve seen her name mentioned, particularly associated with a funny video or two in Gin and Topics.

Deb is, without a doubt, one of the most generous people I know…and I only just met her IRL this year, though I’ve considered her a friend for a good three years.

When we first connected on Twitter, she was living in Kansas City, which (as some of you may know) was my stomping ground right out of college and until I moved to Chicago in 2001.

So we immediately had something in common.

Then I discovered she has a huge Jayhawk on the back of her Jeep (which is where Mr. D went to school and would die if I let him have a big Jayhawk on the back of our car) and the friendship was sealed. (more…)