tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363869584607487938.post8266235244750744163..comments2016-09-21T21:14:47.961-07:00Comments on Welcome to Sheila's Writing Space!: Beyond My Poetry Year (or, I Failed at One Thing and Succeeded at Another)Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01375921780285201010noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363869584607487938.post-83088098708910975132011-06-16T11:30:28.335-07:002011-06-16T11:30:28.335-07:00I am constantly having to remind myself that peopl...I am constantly having to remind myself that people who volunteer with animals are not always best with people (and I certainly count myself among that group ;) ). I'm glad to hear she was otherwise pleasant -- she must've sensed you were a kindred spirit and let down her "talking to the public" filter!Meghannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242625040483284042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363869584607487938.post-78216049375944273582011-06-15T22:47:01.378-07:002011-06-15T22:47:01.378-07:00They certainly can be, it seems! Glad to hear I...They certainly can be, it seems! Glad to hear I'm not alone in feeling that way sometimes. However, such things are made better by little joys. Like reading a word like "kerfuffle."<br /><br />It was jarring to hear that from the operator, but she was also very willing to put me in contact with other volunteers who live in the area and who could have picked up poor Waxy, and she did kindly thank me for keeping an eye out for situations like that. Some people are just a little more... frank, I suppose, about possible outcomes. >.< So it goes!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375921780285201010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363869584607487938.post-65465825489087230132011-06-15T12:26:20.429-07:002011-06-15T12:26:20.429-07:00Oh no!! I think I'm most disturbed by the ope...Oh no!! I think I'm most disturbed by the operator's response >< ! Not cool. You did the best you could with the information you were given -- and it's likely that phonenumber will be a good one to have handy in the future. (I do love the name -- very strange.)<br /><br />Congrats on finishing the book -- what an accomplishment! Good luck to you both on your deadlines -- give yourself some time to relax tonight and recoup from the wildlife kerfuffle. Those kinds of things are pretty emotionally draining.Meghannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242625040483284042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363869584607487938.post-53789563985668956212011-06-15T12:19:16.478-07:002011-06-15T12:19:16.478-07:00Aw! How kind of Amy to try to help it out. It'...Aw! How kind of Amy to try to help it out. It's always rough when you want to take care of something and make sure it's alright, but it takes off out of your sight. I guess you just hope for the best. <br /><br />As an aside, all of this talk has put the Beatles' "Blackbird" in my head. :pSheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375921780285201010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363869584607487938.post-19678041479939949172011-06-15T11:53:24.909-07:002011-06-15T11:53:24.909-07:00I don't remember yer red notebook, but I'm...I don't remember yer red notebook, but I'm excited that it's filled!<br />And your story strikes a definite chord with me, as Amy found a bird in our backyard, also with wing askew. Afraid to touch it, she nonetheless brought out a small cup of birdseed and some water for the bird, which had hidden itself behind a Hosta. The next day, she spied the bird hopping along, and it found its way under the fence into the neighbor's yard...rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764848707588441726noreply@blogger.com