I was looking at my email contacts list and realized I know a lot more people than I thought, with a wide variety of occupations:
- teachers
- RCMP officer
- physiotherapist
- city councilor and pasta maker
- writer
- stay-at-home moms
- stay-at-home dads
- army officer
- software developers
- managers
- librarian
Unfortunately, I don’t know any plumbers, carpenters, electricians, or doctors. I need more friends.
Those are email contacts. How many of those people, outside of work, do you actually do stuff with? Have them over for a BBQ or play cards or games or go for hikes or watch movies or whatever.
My list of people I actually do stuff with is slowly growing, but it was zero for the first few years I lived in St. John’s. Let me see… I think I’m up to 6 now, though it’s probably closer to 12 if I count all the people who get in on the things me and one of the 6 are doing.
These are people I trust and know well enough to ask for a favor (as they could of me). I didn’t include everyone in my email contact list, like my insurance representative (not that I wouldn’t trust them).
city councillor in a small town may not qualify as a job…more of a public whipping boy kinda thing…it saves one time from self flagulation as now the public abuses one instead…
ooops…..busted…..
Oh! That’s right! Tommy, I forgot you also made pasta! I got a pasta maker for Christmas! Do you have any recipies for pumpkin ravioli?
Yeah…actually in italy there is some squash that is unavalilble hear and it is often substituted with pumpkin…but i am sure here on the internet you can find some….i developed three standard fillings, a meat one, mushroom and garlic, and a three cheese which i would be happy to send you if you like…the three cheese is dead easy….
I decided not to make any pasta. It seemed like too much work. And I don’t have a pasta maker. I love fresh pasta, though. My only complaint is that I can’t find whole grain fresh pasta, only “enriched” stuff.