I’m one of those people who like to join Internet social networking groups and then never visit the site again. Let’s see, I’ve joined Facebook, Twitter, Metafilter, a snark board whose name I don’t remember, LinkedIn, and now I almost joined the P. G. Wodehouse Society in the U.K. Don’t ask, I don’t know why, I guess I thought it would be cool to be a member of a society in the U.K. Oh, and plus, I am an über fan of P. G. Wodehouse.

I almost bought an alarm clock with Stephen Fry’s, voice gently luring one from slumber with phrases like, “Good morning, Madam, I’m so sorry to disturb you but it appears to be morning. Very inconvenient, I agree Madam.” Then I remembered that British pounds and the American dollars are NOT created equal. The clock is £54.95 plus S&H (yes, a hefty amount), in the U.S. that’s $79.95 plus $7.55 S&H. Hmm…over $80 for an alarm clock I don’t need. (But really, really want.) I soon realized the error of my ways. Had the object also been shiiiny, I would now be listening to the dulcet tones of SF’s soothing voice every morning.

In case you’re wondering, the segue there was P.G. Wodehouse created the Jeeves and Wooster stories, which got me interested in Stephen Fry (SF plays Jeeves in the British TV comedy series), which led me to SF’s blog (which I joined), which then led me to the alarm clock that is for sale on his web site. Did you follow that?

Jeez, I’m not sure any of that made any sense. I make myself crazy sometimes. At least I didn’t buy anything or join the U.K. Wodehouse Society at $40/year. I wanted their quarterly newsletter “Wooster Sauce” for some reason; I think I just like the name. I did, as I’ve said, join SF’s ClubFry and am the better for it.