On the Search for a New Librarian

The search and screen committee met to find my new boss. We've got a short list of five, two of whom I am really rooting for. They are great! It took us a couple of hours to pick them out.

I have to say, though, that there's one person on the search and screen whom I think is a jerk. He only read the cover letters, and thus didn't get that one of the applicants does any outreach (she's only the top liaison librarian on campus). He derided another librarian's decision to get a juris doctorate and not practice law.

"That's a lot of money to waste," he said.

That pissed me off. I said, "It's not too uncommon to have a law degree and not be practicing. My father has a law degree, which he needs for his job, but he's not a practicing lawyer."

I just feel like he was too flippant about a lot of stuff. On the other hand, he is pretty direct, and I think that will help in the long run. So, he's jerky, but not without his place.

Life in Kalamazoo

My mother thinks my father has gone insane, too. I'm glad it's not just me. We talked over how guilty he appears to feel about losing Brooke. She thinks that has fueled his drive to get another bichon puppy. I have to agree, but I also think a bichon will be a better match for them. Mitzi was such a good girl, with not nearly the amount of mischief as Brooke had. Anyway, the new one is named Cody, and will be coming a week from Wednesday on an airplane from Missouri.

Mom's been having issues at work. It sounded like her evaluation went okay and that she has set some good goals for the next year. Her boss, however, is a bit nutty, and asked her if she wanted to take on an intern who is about the same age as my mother is and is currently working someplace where they could accommodate him as an intern.

Mom is hoping to make a job change soon. Borgess Hospital is going to be doing some restructuring, and she's hoping to find a position there. It would probably be a much better situation for her. She doesn't want long-term clients anymore; she wants to get a question and answer it.