I went from thinking I might not watch hockey this year after Johnny Gaudreau walked for nothing to barely being able to wait for the season to start after the Flames made a blockbuster trade for Matthew Tkachuk and signed highly coveted free agent Nazim Kadri.
Darryl Sutter is also a huge part of my optimism…what a fascinating guy!
It sounds like I’m joking but I honestly love the idea of things going into the public domain a lot earlier than they currently do so creators can put unique visions and ideas based on existing characters into the world…
“Elizabeth My Dear & Fool’s Gold” – The Stone Roses
9/11 was caused by religious extremism but an ever-longer lasting harm of this attack is the culture of conspiracy theories that sprang up around the attacks which continues to affect our society in ways ranging from vaccine hesitancy to lack of faith in government to the idea that mass shootings are actually false-flag operations are staged to distract the population from the “real” news! 😮
Went to a few garage sales while camping in Weyburn and one person had set-up a Square account to accept credit card payments!
(And what’s $8 get you at a garage sale these days? A brand new tarp still in the plastic, a power bar, an extension cord, and a multi-head screwdriver! I did okay but Shea hit the jackpot at a different one getting three brand new insulated wine goblets, normally $15 each, for $0.50 each!).
I love threads like this…
What’s the one book you’ve recommended to people more than any other over the past 10 years?
— Adrienne LaFrance (@AdrienneLaF) August 17, 2022
(I’m not sure what my answer would be – maybe “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy for fiction and “A Brief History of (Nearly) Everything” by Bill Bryson in nonfiction?)
“Letters on the Marquee” – Vincent Neil Emerson
Posts will likely be sporadic to non-existent for the next couple weeks.
(Sunset walks, on the other hand, will be plentiful!)
Confirmation of evolution and nightmare fuel, all rolled up in one!
These fins were made for walking! #SharkWeek
? Island of the Walking Sharks pic.twitter.com/ivppSWKng1
— Shark Week (@SharkWeek) July 28, 2022
A couple recent conversations with different colleagues has inspired a patented Headtale listicle…namely, what are some things that make a good library worker?
1. Someone who grew up listening to/playing/being part of the punk rock scene. *Every* person I know who fits this description has been an *amazing* library worker.
2. Someone who grew up with a parent who was a nurse (full disclosure: my mom was a nurse so I’m biased on this one. But I know others who fit this description who are excellent too!)
3. People who had a low-paying retail job, preferably in food services, as their first job.
4. People who have traveled internationally.
5. People who have worked in nonprofit organizations, bonus points if it was a social services agency.
6. This one goes without saying but is surprisingly not as common as you’d think among library workers – people who read a lot *and* read widely.
7. People who didn’t have a lot of money growing up.
8. For lack of a better term, people who have a “zen” personality.
9. People who are genuinely kind.
10. People who have kids.
Disclaimer: this list is not exhaustive by any stretch, correlation is not causation, etc. etc. Some of these things may also make someone a bad library worker. But these are just a few of my own observations which may or may not hold true in all cases, your mileage may vary, etc. etc. 😉
(Oh, and to show I’m not writing this as some sort of way to pat myself on the back, I only score 5/10 out of the things on this list meaning I’m probably not a great library worker by my own definition!)
