Day two here and I've already changed my focus. First one was too broad; now that I understand more about how communities, and especially, classrooms, work, I've figured out my niche. At least the one im going to start with. Bedbugs! And roaches and earwigs and bats and birds and skunks and.... basically, whatever pest(s) you've got. Well, not EVERY pest - i don't deal with the ones you picked and/or birthed. Yes, spouses and kids can be pests - but no, I'm not licensed to treat for those. And I wouldn't anyway. I am one of those big wusses who hates to kill anything - even mice, rats, etc. I'm Canadian, so no, I've never held an actual gun. AND i live on the waterfront, and the notion of doing any unnecessary damage to the environmentdoes not appeal. So no glue traps for rodents; no broad lspectrum pesticides where something else more specific will do, and I do everything in my power to avoid killing anything unnecessarily. Except bedbugs and roaches, mainly. Well, and nasty, aggressive wasps that are too close for comfort. Those must die! So! While I build out my skool and figure things out, I'd love to hear about any pest problems, questions, or ideas you have. Even happy to hear about your concerns about the damages you think pesticides do, and discus ways to mitigate those and clear up any of the myths we may come across. It angers me that some pest control pros tell bold faced lies far too often - I'll tell you the truth to the best of my knowledge. If there's anything at all you're interested in re pests, I hope you'll drop me a note. I'd love to hear from you.

I wrote a big long message to start off with, then had to get up in a hurry and run to the washroom and do you think I thought to save it first? Or copy it, just in case? That is hilarious, actually! Oh, probably not to you, I know, but a big part of what is written has been about another site. Gather was a social media revenue-sharing site for writers way before those became ubiquitous. And losing my work? That was oh so common on Gather, just like here. That's not the reason I was thinking or writing about it though - i was comparing the ~feel~ of Gather to Skool. I loved the communities and connections we developed on Gather. Some of them are still so important, decades later. But no site since had offered that kind of community-building potential. None have felt right. Until now. Skool feels like it might well be the place! Which is exciting on its own. Combine that with potentially helping people move forward? That would be awesome.