Dr. Faust met MILI at a staff development event at 1930 Como Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota in the fall of 2007, where they bonded over their shared love of technology and literacy. Dr. Faust received a Google Alert telling him love was in the air, so he created a Google Alert for MILI, which led to an exchange of romantic Google Alert messages between them. Through online searches, Dr. Faust discovered MILI's contact information and their love affair began.

1. drfaust meets MILI Love at first sight!

2. Where? Staff Development. . .1930 Como Avenue

3. When? Autumn 2007 through the Spring of 2008

4. Why? A mutual love of the World Wide Web and a mutual desire to “couple” technology with literacy. . .amore, amore, amore. . .

5. The moment of truth? It was a cloudy day when drfaust received a Google Alert that love was in the air!

6. What did the Alert say? “ Stop your dilly-dallying, you technoprocrastinator, love is in the air!”

7. What should Dr. Faust do? Create a Google Alert for MILI, you fool!

8. And then? A Google Alert for MILI appeared on his screen in a tantalizing font Dr. Faust had never viewed--all it said was…

9. I can’t stand the suspense! It merely said, “amore” and was simply signed, “MILI.”

10. What did Dr. Faust do? He conducted a Zabasearch of the name MILI and the address “1930 Como Ave. St. Paul, MN appeared. After a reverse directory search he discovered the phone number for MILI. . .

11. And. . . The rest is history. . .an affair to remember--Dr. Faust and his thoroughly modern MILI. . .

12. FIN P.S. Do yourself a favor, create a Google Alert and mysterious things will happen.