On the way home from the airport, decided to use a taxi-sharing service instead of waiting in line (Uber was up to their usual antics with surge pricing, not that it would have mattered – the client is paying anyway).

Improbably, I got paired off with someone who not only was standing next to me in the taxi line, but also lives around the corner, and was coming back from Toronto where he was for a week rehearsing with his indie-rock band, Born Ruffians , that I vaguely heard of before. Super nice guy with strong Canadian accent, moved here for his girlfriend who is doing  her Ph D here, and he likes NY.

Got his phone number – but how do I make new friends?