I have to admit that I’m embarrassed talking about objects generally now, as if they haven’t been impacting my life on a daily basis. But I have to accept who I am, and I have taken them for granted. I’ve been careless with books, pencils, numerous cell phones, and every backpack I’ve ever owned.

In fact, last semester, I committed a double crime: I left my coffee thermos open in my backpack. Coffee spilled everywhere, of course. They were both humiliated (not to mention the jeans I was wearing.) Sorry to both Scott and Lisa – I know how you feel about coffee mugs and backpacks. I was careless. Distracted. Looking for meaningful relationships, yet discarding treasures that stood right before my eyes. But I’m coming around. I find myself doing all kinds of things with objects… tossing, clapping, balancing. It’s changed my life.

I know there a lot of you out there thinking we don’t need the object lobby. And there are many objects that agree with you. I think the important thing here is that we recognize that they are working with us, every day, to make this world a better place. So, the next time you want to throw something in frustration, maybe you should think about catching it instead.