Travels and Tribulations Part II

Flying is so wonderful. Being that Thanksgiving was this week, I traveled back home. Now due to bad weather I’d moved my flight up from Wednesday to Tuesday. You don’t want to know what that cost. But my efforts to have smooth sailing were in vain. The flight was delayed more than five hours, not…

Those Damn Squirrels

Thursday afternoon I was blithely sitting behind my computer preparing for an important phone call.   Suddenly the electricity did something rude: it went out.  The call would have to wait.  We quickly realized that the entire campus was affected.  Patrons came in for a time, hoping the lights they saw meant computers were working too. …

The Ties That Bind People Together

One of the most interesting things about Cleveland is learning who knows who.  For example several days ago I told a coworker that I am going to be in the market for a new car soon as my lease is expiring.   She apparently knew the owner of the dealership I was thinking of buying from…

Crisis Management

This weekend was eventful, but not the good kind of eventful.  Upon leaving work Friday I’d planned on spending a quiet few days at home.  But it didn’t take long for something to go wrong.  I won’t get into the specifics, but there was a technical glitch at work which prevented the library’s patrons from…

Halloween Not Malloween

Back in New York Halloween has changed over the years.  When I was a kid there was trick or treating of course.  I’d dress up, usually as a ghost or maybe a skeleton if I was feeling adventurous, and go house to house in the neighborhood.  Possibly because we lived on a main road, people…