So? Ali? Good to see you. I'm sorry I've been so neglectful lately. I guess you could say I'm 'going through a DB crisis.' These are what we call "steps?" OMG, I thought they were impasses. You give me hope girl! Like I'm actually in movement. I feel so stagnant, maybe even like a backtracker?
Nik, yes, I was working on it while driving to work this morning. Thank you.
TD, You always ask me the *hardest* questions. The answer you are waiting for, I'm afraid is too loooooong and 'reflective' to give you here/now while I'm on lunch break at work. Can you wait until tonight when I get home? I promise I will answer it tonight. I know you're not a "weekend" DBer, but maybe you can just check in on me and skim it or something and get back to me on Monday, if you want. I hope I'm not overworking you. I'm sure I am.
Quickly though ... you always make me think. I guess that's a good thing. Better to think than to feel, right?
Anyway, the rest of this message really belongs on your thread Neil, but I don't have time to go visit right now. So, here it is. For all the 'boy geeks' I have story that may blow your minds. You could if you want to have your other boy geeks come over here and read it, if you think it worthwhile. ha ha ha
Here goes:
Ya know I'm a librarian right?
Well, yesterday a little 10-year-old boy (let's call him geeky) came and asked me to find him EVERY book we have on WWII. He talked incessantly to me about what he knows about WWII. We found the section in children's, but he'd already read most of them. His young mother was very particular that he was not to read any adult books just yet. (He wanted to tho).
Ok, there's more. He also wanted EVERY book on Star Wars. Yep, you heard right. I found some but they were adults, and his mother was insistent that we were not to get them for him. (Even though he came to me directly after his mother said no).
So, I suggested YA books, those of for the teens, which he is not. His mom then ask the difference between those and children's book. "Are they a bit more graphic?" Well, yeeeaaah!
OK, so he is not allowed to read them either. But I pleased him. I got him a bunch of books that he was, well, satisfied with. So, the question is....is this kid a geek, or what?
