I constantly seem to be marvelling and mulling social networks and their adaptations these days. I just read in the Syracuse Post-Standard an interesting article about Meetup.com and a group that was formed by expectant and new moms.

The group grew from a half dozen original members to 60 in a few months, and members now plan and organize walks and play-groups and use the message boards to exchange advice. Some say the tips from other moms is more helpful than the pile of parenting books they have stashed on the bookshelf. Others say they get a huge boost from sympathetic postings when they are at their wit's end when baby Sally or husband Bill won't stop crying for hours.

So what other groups are available to me within 50 miles of my tiny burg of Hamilton, N.Y.?