They’re out there. I was reminded of that the other day.

Cool Chicks.

How do you spot them? Well, first, they don’t mind being called “chicks” …

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“Ah ah
Ooh ooh
Ah ah
Ooh ooh
White lights, strange city, mad music all around
Midnight street magic (ah), crazy people crazy sound.”

   (Name that tune!)

For those not familiar with the reality goodness that is “The Amazing Race,” you’re missing out on a terrific series.

That is, until this season. When they added families. And drove around a lot.

And came to Dixie.

[photos and exclusive insider notes from the Huntsville leg on the jump]

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So, the past couple of weeks, I’ve been in heavy networking mode. Which is not like me: I’m a wallflower. A pretty, pretty wallflower.

But you gotta get out there, make friends, just for the sake of finding leads for your colleagues.

A strange side effect: offers to hook me up. Yeah, it’s weirding me out, too.

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My timing is off.

After my pal Mike shelled out $5.50 for me to go to the Birmingham Zoo with him and Baby Girl, I probably shouldn’t have blurted out, “I’m philosophically opposed to zoos.”

Which makes me the monkey.

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Off to be a NASCAR-loving, dust-wearing, slack-jawed extra in the new Will Ferrell movie. Hope he does the lovers-in-the-hot-tub character or the Spartan cheerleader or this guy…