Yay for snowstorms! It's so nice have some unexpected free moments to make a personal connection with someone you otherwise never could.

I loved chatting with the patrons at the library where I used to work, but where I work now is way too busy for that to happen except occasionally, even though I know many patrons would like to chat with us, learn stuff about the library, make a little connection with the folks who bring them their beloved books. But there's almost always six or fifteen people in line behind them, so we can rarely do that.

Once when I took a friend to an appointment with a prominent dizziness specialist, it was the end of the day and we ended up chatting with him and his wife. We got to hear tales of how he was a forest-fire lookout in his younger days. Who'd a thunk! And this guy that I always thought looked so gruff actually seemed shy and very human.

Well, T-toes, I hope your neurologist continues to be a good one for you!

Nancy T.