So I had a job interview with a school system in North Alabama. I'll refrain from mention which one right now, until I hear something. Which they told me that I will, come Friday. I was a pretty good interview I think. I was comfortable and had a great rapport with them. Of course it doesn't hurt when you have a personal connection with the people conducting the interview. Still I have to keep my fingers crossed.

One thing about the drive up and back that was particularly satisfying was that I finally get the blanket. Don't worry I will elaborate. I always do.

The blanket is a reference to one of my all time favorite movies, I Heart Huckabees. Kaleigh and I love it. I won't tell you too much, other than to rent it or buy it. However I will try to explain "the blanket." In the movie Dustin Hoffman's character explains to Jason Schwartzman's that everything in the universe is like a big blanket. No matter where you are, you are connected to another part of the blanket. In simple terms we are connected to everyone in the world, even if we have never met them. Isn't that cool?! Someone 10000 miles away sneezes and that sends some dust into the air. That dust flies out a window and gets carried on the wind to a bird. That bird flies south and the wind blows that dust off that bird and it slowly lands somewhere near me. I sneeze because of the dust and it just keeps going. It's a scary and wonderful thought all at once. I stop at a crosswalk a little longer than necessary to let someone pass. They get to their car and feel good because of the kindness I've just shown them. They fly across the globe and get off the plane in a good mood because the kindness I started grew in them along the way. They do something nice for someone where they are now and now the kind act I started has made it around the world. Why? Because in some how everything we do effects the lives of others. Like I said, scary and wonderful.

The blanket means that we are all connected. However, there is one caveat to this thought. If we are all connected why can't I fix everything? Why can't I really do one nice act and pass that around the world? Simple. Not everyone knows about that blanket and some who do, choose to ignore it.

So here's the challenge. Think about your part of the blanket universe. Do something nice for someone. Do something nice for the planet. Do something nice for a dog. Do something for someone or something other than yourself. For some it's an easy challenge at first. You think you do that all the time. I'm talking about something you wouldn't normally do. Something surprising to yourself. That's the challenge. Good Luck. I know I'm going to need it.