Hmmm ...
So, I made this decision: I am going to be more involved in my community. However that is defined. I rolled up my sleeves, did some online searching and found a borough commission that sounded interesting. Flexed the fingers, submitted the application, and heard nothing. For months. And months. Then, a la the tundra telegraph, I heard that my application was approved by the mayor's office and by the borough assembly. As were stacks of others. Apparently these things all get approved in one massive chunk at the end of the year. Would have been nice to know that. But - it's the tundra telegraph and you never know. So I go to the post office box, and yowza! I'm on the Senior Citizen's Advisory Board. And suddenly I'm COMMISSIONER Fleeks. Gee, really? For the first, and hopefully, last time in my life I have a title. And a new group of people to meet. And a whole bunch of new information to absorb. Like a good rookie, I head off to my first meeting determin...