Good lord, I have been neglectful. The weather has been so glorious that I am trying to take advantage and spend as much time outdoors as possible. Not jogging or tennis mind you, but fun stuff.
Orioles continue to be in the hunt and I have popped over for a game when my schedule allows. Last week, I attended with the extended family of Tim and the matron of the family. It was a picture perfect day of blue skies and 70 degree temps. We bought cheap seats, then took advantage of my friend Bill's offer to seat us on club level behind home plate. I was planning on an afternoon game-turned into a 5 and a half hour game, 12 innings. But a win just the same. Now I am hungry for a division win, not a wild card spot. That means the Yankees would have to falter. Hahaha...
This past weekend, I spent Sunday with Andrew,the mother, and Andrew's friend patrick for a day of pub crawling and watching short films. This was meant to give us a taste of the Annapolis Film Fest in March of 2013. Scrumptious food-grilled cheddar with fiji apple, tomato basil soup, pulled pork sandwiches, flatbread pizzas, black bean salsa and cocktails of course. We had a great sangria and an interesting drink made of cucumber juice, elderberry liquor, and citrus vodka. Our favorite films:
Vacuum Cleaner kid: A 12 year old with a collection of 160 vacuums. And he loves to use them.
All Consuming Love (Man in a cat): One of the weirdest short films I have ever seen.
Harry Grows Up: The story of love and how hard it is to find in New York, especially when you are an 18 month old.
Suppport the films...check out the film fest in March of 2013.
Beach is calling me this weekend. Well, maybe its the Wine Festival that is at the beach. Either way, time to partake in my 2 favorite things.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
another library chapter
It is yet another saga in library land...
At 1:25 p.m., regular patron Richard Miller asked me to call an ambulance for him because he was having symptoms of a TIA. When I spoke to the ambulance dispatcher and gave him Mr. Miller's name, he immediately knew who he was. Paramedics arrived around 1:32 p.m. As the first paramedic entered the building, I introduced myself and he said "Is it our friend?" The paramedics spoke with Mr. Miller and he left on a stretcher.
We have also called an ambulance for Mr. Miller on 8/25, 8/23, 8/16, 7/30, 7/24, 6/12, and 3/24 of this year
Maybe staff need to stop beating up our patrons.
Patron Mr Salerno entered the building Thursday Aug 23 (6:15PM) with a small energetic dog on a leash. He went immediately to the Hold shelf. Alyssa approached him and explained that non service dogs are not allowed in the building. He replied that it was okay he'd be out in a minute. He then went with the dog to the Circulation desk to check out his books. He started to argue with Alyssa when I told him that he needed to take the dog outside before he checked his books out. He left (without his books) saying his wife would kill him if he left the dog outside.
About an hour later Mr Salerno came back to the branch without the dog; checked out his items and approached me at the information desk.
He asked, 'to see where it says no dogs in the library because I've been bringing my dog into the library for three years and there's no sign or anything'. He very patiently waited while I found the line in the P & P that states,
"According to AACPL Rules and Regulations, "Only animals assisting people with disabilities are allowed in the building."
He wanted me to know that he has brought his dog in here for three years and we needed to get a sign up right away. I told him I would pass his suggestion on to the branch manager.
I have seen parrots, rabbits, squirrels, ferrets..they all have visited the library. Maybe we need to be more inclusive with our list of animals.
At 1:25 p.m., regular patron Richard Miller asked me to call an ambulance for him because he was having symptoms of a TIA. When I spoke to the ambulance dispatcher and gave him Mr. Miller's name, he immediately knew who he was. Paramedics arrived around 1:32 p.m. As the first paramedic entered the building, I introduced myself and he said "Is it our friend?" The paramedics spoke with Mr. Miller and he left on a stretcher.
We have also called an ambulance for Mr. Miller on 8/25, 8/23, 8/16, 7/30, 7/24, 6/12, and 3/24 of this year
Maybe staff need to stop beating up our patrons.
Patron Mr Salerno entered the building Thursday Aug 23 (6:15PM) with a small energetic dog on a leash. He went immediately to the Hold shelf. Alyssa approached him and explained that non service dogs are not allowed in the building. He replied that it was okay he'd be out in a minute. He then went with the dog to the Circulation desk to check out his books. He started to argue with Alyssa when I told him that he needed to take the dog outside before he checked his books out. He left (without his books) saying his wife would kill him if he left the dog outside.
About an hour later Mr Salerno came back to the branch without the dog; checked out his items and approached me at the information desk.
He asked, 'to see where it says no dogs in the library because I've been bringing my dog into the library for three years and there's no sign or anything'. He very patiently waited while I found the line in the P & P that states,
"According to AACPL Rules and Regulations, "Only animals assisting people with disabilities are allowed in the building."
He wanted me to know that he has brought his dog in here for three years and we needed to get a sign up right away. I told him I would pass his suggestion on to the branch manager.
I have seen parrots, rabbits, squirrels, ferrets..they all have visited the library. Maybe we need to be more inclusive with our list of animals.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Orioles magic
I woke up this morning to find the Orioles have just tied with the Yankees for first place in the American league east in SEPTEMBER. I thought I might want to capture this moment in case it is dashed in the coming final weeks of baseball, but boy, I sure am enjoying the ride. I am never thinking about baseball in September. It's all about football and the hope that the O's don't finish in the cellar. Well, not the case this year and I think more than one sportscaster is scratching his head.
We just finished series victories over the Yankees and the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox. We are battling positions with the Rays, where in that series they only scored 2 runs in 3 games. HOW is that possible? WHEN have we talked about good pitching? Oh I remember, 14 years ago-when Seinfeld was in its last season. When Maddie was under a year old. And my phone wasn't smarter then me. In any case, let the magic begin. Or, at least, let it carry us into playoffs. Cause I haven't been this excited about baseball since Eddie Murray and Jim Palmer days.
We just finished series victories over the Yankees and the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox. We are battling positions with the Rays, where in that series they only scored 2 runs in 3 games. HOW is that possible? WHEN have we talked about good pitching? Oh I remember, 14 years ago-when Seinfeld was in its last season. When Maddie was under a year old. And my phone wasn't smarter then me. In any case, let the magic begin. Or, at least, let it carry us into playoffs. Cause I haven't been this excited about baseball since Eddie Murray and Jim Palmer days.
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