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Large Librarian-at-Large!
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About Me
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My Life.... so far!
I was abandoned
as a young child, taken in, and raised by two educators. This of course, warped me horribly, while at the same time instilling
a passion for learning and reading (the learning has surfaced much later - ask my 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Ortenzi).
Reading
was just something that was done in our house. When I was a wee lad, my mother read me Winnie-the-Pooh, using different voices
for each of the characters. Heaven! I learned to read before kindergarten, and was involved in forensics, drama, choir and
band in high school.
I attended UW-EauClaire my first year and UW-Stout the next, before going on
active duty in the US Navy as a Mess Management Specialist (cook, baker and supply petty officer for s2 division).
Returning
to Stout after the Navy, I had to work to overcome a really bad GPA. After graduation, I managed many different restaurants.
Finally,
after 20 some years managing restaurants, I went into retail management, eventually finding a job with Borders Books and Music.
The
rest is history being made.
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Currently I am the Cafe Supervisor and also help on the book floor. I have joined the ALA (ALSC, YALSA, and LITA);
and the WLA (YSS and MATS).
I like to cook and bake, but I find it hard for one, although I usually have leftovers for lunch at work! I enjoy music,
and am looking forward to finally going to an opera this spring, I think. I almost became a massage therapist years ago,
so I enjoy rubbing people the right way!
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Taking a break from work
Joe Dirt at
Halloween!
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New Books!
I might describe my job in a little more detail here. I'll write about what I do, what I like best about it, and even some
of the frustrations. (A job with frustrations? Hard to believe, huh?)
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Favorites
Favorite Movie Genres:
Romantic Comedies, Musicals, Action/Adventure, Drama, Comedies, Westerns,
WWII, hmmm.... pretty much just no horror!
Favorite Music Genres:
Big Band/Swing, Classic Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classical, Country and Western.
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