Wanted

My little one's best friend got lost last Friday afternoon.  Percy Puppy (aka Oofie) was last seen somewhere between the library and the hair salon.  What followed was a frantic search through the house and surroundings.  When it was clear that our little stuffed friend never made it home, I headed to the library.  It was already dark, it was raining, and of course that powerful flashlight you keep in the car for emergencies never works when you need it, so I went around like a madman, with a little pen flashlight in hand, looking for our friend.  People did not appreciate seeing a brown guy looking around and under cars in the library parking lot.  I am not positive, but I suspect a couple of them actually called the police on me.  Oofie was nowhere to be seen, so I had to go back home empty handed.  My poor little one had to go to bed without her best friend in the world.  It really broke my heart.  Armed with a bunch of flyers with his picture, I left next morning and went back searching for it.  When I found it under a bunch of brown leaves on the grass, in the pouring rain, I was definitely the happiest daddy alive.  If you are not a parent of a child who is completely attached to a little stuffed animal, you will never understand the intensity of the little adventure described above.  The happy ending that seemed impossible the night before actually did happen.  It was a happy, happy day.

As for my job hunt, I can only hope that the ending will be as happy.  Already I have had two interviews, one on Friday and another one this Monday.  At the first one I was interviewed by a couple of really, really young guys (one of them still in college) who are already working on their first startup company.   This is their website: http://gtrot.com.  Man, I just wanted a time machine at that moment.  Monday I met the person who will now be overseeing this website http://www.ticketsforcharity.com and possibly other similar ones in the future. This is a for profit company that is trying to make money while making it easier for people to send a portion of the money they would spend anyway to a number of charities.  That is a very noble idea indeed.  After a couple of phone screenings this week, I have secured at least one more interview.  This will obviously be a long process.  I hope I find something good.  Who knows what will happen.  But hey, I found Oofie, so anything is possible!