In memory of @joeerl, you should share you special moments with him, funny, enlightening or plain silly. #rememberingjoe

You never walked up to Joe if you had anything important to do in the next hour, because he always had projects, and they were always interesting, and he was just so damn enthusiastic talking about them. If some people are bright sparks, he was an arc light. (He fizzed, too :)

So much this. I remember at a conference speaker party (in London, I think), talking and laughing in a small group that included @stevevinoski. At one point Steve said with a grin "You guys are fun, but clearly the most interesting conversation in this room is over there." …

… and he pointed across the room to where Joe and @richhickey were talking. And of course, Steve was right, so we all headed over there. :-)