The Storyteller | Mary Vee

Photo Courtesy Link In our everyday life, problems pop up. They aren't always something big. Maybe something that tweaks our agitation for a nano second before a solution strikes us. Like:  Why was the peanut butter in the fridge? How did the black sock end up in the white laundry batch? Where are my: glasses, car keys, charger, etc? These issues we are willing to tackle. No problem. Take the peanut butter out of the fridge. Don't panic when the white batch turns out fine. Search the house and car for missing item. But when it comes to thinking our way through problems, we are very quick to hit the Internet.  Can I just say, the Internet is not the all knowing Wizard of Oz?  There is a lot of misguided information on line and some of it is very difficult to detect...for even the knowledgeable person on the given topic.  Sure, I'll leap off the edge here for a moment. My economics teacher taught this prin...

Maybe the Internet has taken away the mystery or fear of meeting new people, I'm not sure. But this week, three cases leaped to my attention where new folk met new friends not on the internet. These weren't just superficial hi, howya doin' chance meetings. They had a deeper connection. Thanksgiving is a great time to talk about this topic. The first new unexpected friend I'll share happened at the local community college during a Citizens Police Academy class. BTW, this is a great class for everyone and is offered all around the country. My greatest take away was the strategies for driving on ice. Of course, I enjoyed the tour through the jail because of the unplanned riot in the women's wing, and sitting in the jury box for the first time while the judge gave her presentation on the courts.  The point being is I met classmates. We had a "graduation", a food and chat time during the last class hour. I took a handful of bookmarks with photos an...