May 2011
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April 2011
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March 2011
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“It was never Kish’s goal to run a foundation dedicated to the blind. He...”
– The Blind Man Who Taught Himself To See | Men’s Journal
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“Council members have found [Janette Sadik-Khan] dismissive and...”
– For City’s Transportation Chief, Kudos and Criticism | NYTimes.com
I can’t help but wonder: if she were a he, would there be so much criticism of her “brash” style of leading? And so many anonymous rumor-filled attacks? (For what it’s worth, I think Commissioner...
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April 2010
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Where I identify the "cute librarian"
Student: I was here on Monday — no, Tuesday — and the librarian who was here that night said he was going to hold a book for me...
Me: ...Uh.
Me (internally): There are no notes here, no one mentioned anything about a student picking up a book... I guess I can call the librarian who helped her.
Me: Do you remember what he looks like?
Student: He was cute. Like, really cute. With a goatee.
Me: Ah! I know exactly who you're talking about. Yeah, he's not here today...
November 2009
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Where I suggest a 120mi bike trip
Me: For your birthday, let's bike up to Bear Mountain State Park along the Hudson. It's a 60 mile trip up there (and another 60 back down).
Him: Damn. That sounds hard.
Me: Good! I want a challenge.
Him: 120 miles? That's a challenge.
Me: I know! If we average 10 MPH, we'd make it there in 6 hours (more with breaks). We can stay overnight somewhere and begin anew the next day!
Where I buy 3 skirts and 1 pair of tights.
Me: What time does the mall close tonight?
Him: Nine, I think.
Me: Damn. I wanted to buy a skirt.
Him: So order one online.
Me: No, I wanted to wear it to work tomorrow. I guess I can just go to the Target near work in the morning.
Him: ...
Me: WAIT! There's a Target right here! What time do they close?
Him: [looks it up] 11 PM.
Me: [putting on coat] Let's go!
October 2009
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July 2009
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May 2009
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College students are hilarious
I’m going through the hundreds (maybe I’ve even reached a thousand) of evaluations that students submitted throughout the semester regarding the Library’s online orientation/instruction site. It’s tedious but sometimes proves to be hilarious:
Q: Did you enjoy the videos and other multimedia? A: They were enjoyable, but i feel like only a real idiote would have to watch...
Conversation betweeen coworkers
IW: But you still need a general reference center, with dictionaries and encyclopedias.
BG: Why? What for? Just go online and look it up! What's the matter with you?
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