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The "Twilight" Zone

Hold your nose and join me for a literary analysis of a series that would serve mankind better as mulch in our gardens. Click HERE what it's all about...

 

  "Enlighten the Gentiles"

Yiddish words and phrases to amuse and confuse.
The latest entry explains a little about the expression Mazel Tov, and about a reason to use it. And you'll find the archives HERE . Read and enjoy...... 

 

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The Man (of the House): The love of my life. Severely addicted to books (that take up WAYYYY too much space in our house) and raw garlic. We've been married 15 years, but involved for many more. Long story....

Our Kids:
SC:  Age 14. Book addicted like both her parents. Serious, but with a nice sense of humor. Well mannered in the eyes of the world, but at home,it can be another story--she's a teenager(!)

JR: Age 10  I think of her as a Disney Princess's evil twin. All the eccentricity of both sides of the family wrapped up in a sweet little body and an adorable smile. People find her a darling. I do too, but I also find her exhausting!

The Beasts: Our 2 cats, both adopted from animal rescue. "Bart" is a big, solid black, total teddy bear of a cat. Our brown tabby queeen "Bella" is  in love with The Man, though she seems to like me too!

Me: Children's librarian by day, tired keeper of all of the above by night. When I think of my life, I think of Nicole Hollander (Sylvia)'s immortal line about things that are easier than combining a family and a career. Like swimming the Amazon covered in peanut butter....

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    Tuesday Afternoon At the Circulation Desk:

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    posted Tue, 10/06/09

    Library card registration, check ins and check outs and:

    A lovely elderly English grand dame who's a regular patron needs help with the copy card machine and then the copier.

    A gentleman checking out "The Crucible" recognizes me as SC's mom. I didn't recognize him as the dad of one of her sometimes friends, though we've met once before.

    Ewww-a patron has reserved Michelle Malkin's rag of a book. It has a shortened loan period because there are a number of reserves on it--11. Not in the realm of Dan Brown's latest--there are 204 reserves on that great work of literature. Tongue out

    More tripe--our Local History Department manager is bewildered by why we have a copy of Tori Spelling's magnum opus. We have it for the same reason as we have books by other deep minds like Kathie Lee Gifford--people actually read the stuff Tongue outTongue out

    A mom is renewing a board book for the 3rd time. Tell her if the kid wants the book for 9 weeks straight, she should probably buy it--it's proved itself a keeper.

    A lady wants to buy 3 books from the book sale but doesn't have cash with her. I tell her to pay us next time--it's only two dollars.

    No, we don't have study rooms you can reserve. The only closed room we have is my story room and it's not up for use by the general public.

    I don't have to renew that CD for you--it's apparently already been renewed for you by your husband.
    You can have it until mid-October and then renew it one more time. Understandable--19 discs IS a lot to listen to! 

    And last but not least:
    Yes, we sell books at our book sale--there's stuff on the trucks right now.
    And we happily take donations and sell them.
    But no, we don't BUY books from patrons!
    !!!!

     

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