All About ME – Page 4 – Plum Librarian LLC

When librarians dream big

This is what I dreamed last night. I was on a web development competition team with Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and a few other men. I was the only woman and the only librarian. Google doesn’t hire many librarians, it’s a cultural thing. And many traditional library schools have taken “library” out of their namesContinueContinue reading “When librarians dream big”

Scout and I watch Pioneer Woman

This morning Scout and I are watching Pioneer Woman. She has a cooking show now but before that she was one of the original, early, famous women bloggers. When asked about her family’s privacy, she said, “It’s not what you say, it’s what you don’t say.” I agree. I don’t advertise my real name, althoughContinueContinue reading “Scout and I watch Pioneer Woman”

My take on Trump: Fall 2019

Four years ago, I was a hardcore, left wing, news junky. I watched morning news and nightly news and news satire on the late night shows and listened to NPR whenever I was in the car. I considered it my patriotic duty to stay informed. I loved Brian Williams and John Stuart interchangeably and consideredContinueContinue reading “My take on Trump: Fall 2019”

On gender, so far

I came of age on MSU’s campus in the early 1990s when Women’s Studies was still a thing. In fact, it became its own major while I was matriculating. I minored in it. Women’s Studies was mainly run by lesbians, and dominated, at least in Lansing, by the thinking of separatists. I was very comfortableContinueContinue reading “On gender, so far”

A 20 Year Dream Fulfilled

When I was 16, my favorite class was creative writing with Judith DeWoskin at Community High School in Ann Arbor. I worked for three years on the school’s literary rag as well as taking a wide range of English classes including Chinese lit. I graduated with seven and a half years of English credits. IContinueContinue reading “A 20 Year Dream Fulfilled”

Now that I’m done adulting for the day…

Each year at work, I’m required to conduct ten library visits. They’re actually fun, and I’ve never had a bad experience, but there’s also some natural social anxiety. An introvert walks into a new environment and makes conversation with a stranger for two hours … X 10. In any case, today I did two libraryContinueContinue reading “Now that I’m done adulting for the day…”

Of shower radios and debutantes

Y’know that joke about what they call the person who graduates last in their med school class? (A doctor.) This is the Hubby and Snakelady version. I’ve been irritable lately. Really, uncomfortably, irritable. I hide it well at work. Because I have to. But it seeps out at home and Hubby is the unfortunate suffererContinueContinue reading “Of shower radios and debutantes”