Rachee

In which I sound like an ignorant Black Woman. As a woman of color from an early age my interaction with any and all things police have been mostly negative.  From the time a cop yelled at me as I tried to play in the water plug (aka fire hydrants) when I was five*,  to the officer who stopped my…

Two weeks ago I was forwarded an e-mail from a patron who complained about ‘changes in the children’s section that needed to be addressed.’  Staff have also mentioned that patrons have complained about the changes they have noticed in the library. Because I am me (and insane and it’s all always all about me) I initially took offense.  My life as…

Through my Twitter feed I was led to A Beautiful Mess, and her blog post that encourages each person to complete four things before the end of the year.  There are guidelines for the goals that I copied from her post:4 Simple Goals (before 2011…..) 1. choose simple goals that will make your life richer and happier on a daily basis….

…makes me think too much. (Please to note: I tried to publish this last night but either my phone needs an update or Blogger does like me.  I’m going with a little from column A and a little from column B) So. It’s 1:12 in the AM and I’m still up. On my mind: The move. My house is done. All…

And just who is this surly child? Never say never. Because that thing that you swore you would NEVER do?  Providing that it’s not illegal, immoral or just plain wrong, you may find yourself doing it. When I was a kid I swore, made a spit oath and some other such nine year old nonsense that I was NEVER, ever, ever,…