Month: July 2004
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Indirect Deposit
I don’t like my personal information stated loudly when I’m standing in line. It comes from working as a desk clerk and a night auditor. Actually, it comes from one night in specific, when I accidentally said a guest’s room number out loud. She looked at me as if I’d just given every weird guy…
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dan sings somberly
Sometimes it just makes sense to have a song stuck in your head all day. Yesterday, it was this one. It’s a very good song.
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Letter From a Rancho Youth Services Librarian
Pamie – Our wishlist had sat dormant for so long that it was sorely in need of attention. Thank you for waking it up! Since your launch of the 2004 pamie.com Book Drive, we have been the fortunate recipients of 32 new books which we have added to our children and young adult collections. I…
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Letter From a Vista Branch Librarian
Thanks so much to all of your readers who have donated!! I’m Sylvia Wolfe, a children’s librarian at Vista branch of the San Diego County Library. Yesterday we got 4 boxes of books from your readers and today one more!! This is great!
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Letter From a Campo Branch Librarian
I was so surprised when I got to work this morning and opened my email to find a message from Betty Waznis of our Aquisition Department. She forwarded messages from your customers who had purchased books from our Amazon Wish List. I have to confess that the email had me in tears. As I stood…
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dan issues a formal apology
You guys, I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean to do it. But I did. I killed Brando. I killed him badder than you think. For you see, in the conversation I had with Tracie yesterday that was universally embraced as the best blog entry of its time, we spoke of Brando, but we spoke of…
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dan and tracie and AYN RAND
Tracie: poor Brando. Dan: can you believe? Tracie: i know you’re busy, but i had to tell you that i just finished the fametracker blue moons piece about demi moore, and that it almost made me pee my pants. Dan: that thing almost killed me. Tracie: jolt cola. man. Dan: they’re very clever. Tracie: and…
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No Myth
Hey Pamie! Despite my lack of both money and a summer job (I’m a college student), I decided to give two books to the Poway Children’s Library. After all, kids’ books aren’t all that expensive, and I loved Greek and Roman mythology as a child. And then I discovered I still had $5 left from…