Whew, so glad it's not just me. Maybe it's pheromones or something-- we give off listener vibes.

I just had a really weird instance of this. Usually I get the sense that people just want to unburden themselves - they don't ask for anything else. The other day, a woman I know very casually started telling me about the horror show that is her life.

Two days later she called me up in a panic and asked me to pick up one of her kids from school because she has an emergency and has no one else to call. I said I'd do it, but I feel so weird about this - the kid has no idea who I am. I hope she cleared it with the school like she said she would.