March is so much easier to spell than February. I get February right by the end of the month, then resume struggle with the spelling at the beginning of each new month. March. It is very straightforward; the word just bounces off the keys.

March is also a transitional month in terms of the weather. It can be one way one day and then another way the next. We had a run of sunny, windless days. Today was sunny and windful. Not fun to deal with – got spoiled in short order by the better weather.

On days in which I have to deal with people, I wonder beforehand how it’s going to go and think that if I make it through the day without some kind of crisis or drama occurring that it will be a miracle.

Indeed, miracles do occur, and quite often. Does this mean that they are not miracles? Are miracles a single event? Who makes and updates the rules? It can’t be dog because dog is too busy doing too many things to take on rule bending and breaking.

Kids checking out books

I made it through yet another day in which I had to deal with lots of people. I most enjoy those workdays in which I go in, do what I have to do, and have minimal interaction with people.

I have hosted four, maybe five, Bright Lights Book Project open houses. They’ve all been well attended, and the attendees have left with boxes of books in hand.

Today was the best open house day yet. I had kids’ and children fiction on the table as well as kids’ and children nonfiction. I also had teaching resource books in the other room.

Those wanting books came in a steady stream. There were never too many people on hand. And it was an equal mix of people I knew and people didn’t know. I talked with most everyone – there were about twenty people in attendance.

Those I knew included Hillary, Marti, Timothy, Alicia, Michelle, Rebekah, and Pam. Those I didn’t know included Kaelyn, 3-4 women who I was unfamiliar with, and a man I was unfamiliar with.

Kaelyn – a kindred spirit – took four boxes of books home with her – did not hesitate to put books that she liked in her boxes. Her haul included nonfiction classics, fiction classics, books on cognitive psychology, and textbooks.

Kaelyn, who studied violin and cognitive neurobiology, was a lot of fun to talk to. She spent considerable time explaining tone in music, and its relation to string and wood instruments.

She’s very interested in giving an assist with the book project and will be at the BLBP board meeting tomorrow afternoon.

We’ll have four newcomers in attendance. This will be a good thing because we have too few people on the board now. New insights will be most welcome.

After everyone left, I put the remaining books away. I now have more than enough room for additional books - and more will be coming in tomorrow. Salvaging days are my favorite days of the week.

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