Joe's Life and CLA Conference Plug

Michael A. Golrick (mgolrick@sclc.org)
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 17:50:44 -0500 

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 17:50:44 -0500
Message-Id: <199712162257.RAA01033@comet.connix.com>
From: mgolrick@sclc.org (Michael A. Golrick)
To: Multiple recipients of list <conntech>
Subject: Joe's Life and CLA Conference Plug


>
>THREE potential diarists (other than I) have now come forward.  All are to
>be admired for their courage, and their loss of marbles.
>
>>I think the problem, Joe, is that some of us have a life.....
>
>Michael, I have always been fascinated by those with an actual life.  I've
>been told that some people are really getting stuff done.  As for me, I've
>lowered my expectations and have redefined the word "achievement."  Now, if
>I find some clean underwear in the morning, that's an achievement.  If my
>car doesn't overheat on the way to work, that's an achievement.  If I put a
>cup of soup in the microwave and it doesn't explode, that's an achievement.
>
>Joe "Lentils Everywhere" Cadieux
>

This means you have FOUR.  Why don't you get started, then you can see if
anyone cares (VBG).

I would call to your attention the wonderful article which appeared in LJ
about 10 years ago now called "A Day in the Life of a Library Director"
which was written by a then unknown, to us, library director named David
Bryant. It was quite humorous, and even served as a model for an article I
did for the Friends newsletter of the library I then directed. Much more
than the LJ article could get really boring, although David fancies himself
as something of a humorist.

Will you be distributing cards with the Web site's URL when you, once again
make an appearance (like the ground hog) at the CLA Conference in April?  I
hear that you will even let Mac users (like me) stand in the doorway to
listen to the gems you will reveal about Windows 98. Will Windows 98 let
you do everything I can on MacOS7.5 (the version released in 1996)?

[And yes, this the first of many, many shameless plugs for New England's
largest library conference on April 14-15 in exciting and scintillating
Cromwell CT. I will even give you one guess who one of the co-chairs of the
conference is --- and no, it is not David Bryant.]

Michael A. Golrick         mgolrick@sclc.org
Southern Connecticut Library Council
voice: 203-288-5757
fax: 203-287-0757

The meaning is in the journey not the conclusion.