[doodah]

Messages are all around us, but we have to practice reading them. I told my daughter that I wanted to build some compost bins, but the bad news was that I didn't have any lumber. The good news is that the very next day, the guy three houses down put out a huge pile of old lumber for the trash, perfect sized boards. I went there and asked if I could recycle his lumber. In the process of talking to him, I learned that he repairs things -- and got my long in need of repair lawnmower fixed for $20. He did such a great job that it's now like having a completely new lawnmower.

This was all last week. I think now is the time to ask for what you want, as many of us are doing on this site, asking for our communities and like-minded people.