In reply to Greg Hyatt.

Greg, just wanted to reach out and say that I work in-house at a company and also tend to feel very isolated from the WordPress/dev community. Lately I've been just trying to push myself out of my comfort zone. I feel the same way towards the leaders in the community, where the podcasts & blogs fill my weekends and I end up feeling a real connection to the authors. You're not alone; I'd be willing to bet the majority of WordPress users & devs feel isolated.