Now, friends, let me tell you…I don’t know much about books, databases, the Dewey decimal or, really, anything related to being a librarian. But, after observing the Bea, I have assembled a list of tools that I think will help you, should you ever decide to work in a library.
1. a hammer.
2. box cutter, a broken one is good enough.
3. paper, lots of paper so that you can print out forms.
4. a pair of pliers.
5. lots of old cardboard boxes. the oldest, grossest ones you can find.
6. white-out.
7. a computer equipped with Microsoft Word. Oh, and the Internet.
The other day, the Bea used almost all of these tools within a few hours. Now, if you’ve never seen an elderly woman handle a broken box cutter, let me tell you, it’s…I don’t have words. She was fearless with that thing. And the blade pops out at any time, and the Bea’s skin is so dangerously close, only an inch or two away. I can’t keep myself from openly cringing, yet I am powerless to stop the Bea from using it when she’s determined to open a stubborn box. I’ve seen her cut herself on the inner workings of both the copier machine and the color printer, but friends, nothing makes me as scared as this broken box cutter.
carrollina said
Did you know that wordpress thinks people reading your blog may want to read another written by a woman talking about her grandmother’s lace? Reminds me of those “google ads” I get when I clean out my Gmail spam trap advertising for “spam pita” recipes.
Be careful of old ladies wielding box cutters… I speak from experience!