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I clean up pretty good - but the beard is now gone!
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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 work 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 to do 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!
Any chance
to dress in costume is a good day!
Halloween,
Renaissance Festivals, Pirate Days, Masquerade Balls, or themed
Storytimes!
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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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