After nearly a dozen interviews, eight months as a substitute and umpteen books checked in and shelved, today I had yet another interview at 9:30 am during an 8-3:30 shift. At 2:30 they called me into the supervisor’s office to tell me I am hired. YAY. Naomi, the human resources lady will e-mail me when she has the paperwork ready for me to come sign and my hire date/start date is Sunday July 1st. I will be working every Sunday, Monday and Friday and alternating Thursdays and Saturdays. Thrilled that I will have set schedule and dependable hours and health insurance and retirement and vacations.
No book review today, instead I am plugging a few blogs recently added to my list:
Nina Munteanu is just your basic next door neighbor alien. She is also an educator and a scientist and a writer based in BC. The Alien Nextdoor covers a wide range of subjects with a unique perspective.
Towel Road is a gay news site that is frequently updated and very well produced. Worth a daily visit to keep up on news you won’t see in the MSM. Thanks to JoyZeeBoy for the intro to this one.
Unshelved is a daily comic strip centering around the life of Dewey, a lazy librarian and his coworkers and patrons at the Mallville Public Library. It is often quite funny even if you don’t work in a library.

Great news!
Gainfully employed! Delightful. Misery loves company!!Seriously, Alan, I’m very happy for you.
Congrats on the job, Alan! Very cool! And thanks for the plug. This alien appreciates your kind thoughts, human …
CONGRATULATIONS (belatedly, but sincerely)
thanks much. I am thrilled to be back among the employed