Comments on: Cats, Bags, and Life

By: kgs

kgs — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 03:02:37 +0000

Susan, my recommendation is to let the husband and the cats drive alone, and fly separately!

By: SUSAN

SUSAN — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:55:42 +0000

WILL BE TRAVELING TWELVE HUNDRED MILES ACROSS COUNTRY WITH THREE
CATS AND A HUSBAND. HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY WILL RESPOND, AS WE’VE NEVER ATTEMPTED THIS BEFORE. I’VE READ YOUR COMMENTS, BUT DO YOU THINK WE ARE UNDERGOING AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK?

By: Max Anderson

Max Anderson — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 19:02:28 +0000

Thanks KGS! SOLINET looks forward to meeting you. I love MPOW.

By: Miriam Bobkoff

Miriam Bobkoff — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:13:04 +0000

Hooray. A good workplace for Sandy, and the two of you moving forward with verve. And all this going on while you finish that pesky degree project you haven’t mentioned for little while. Is it in? Are you done? And are you going to publish it?
Miriam B., Santa Fe

By: kgs

kgs — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:31:48 +0000

I like the idea of adding a little (fake) bird to my hat!

By: Sky V. King

Sky V. King — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:22:01 +0000

Karen, welcome in advance to the state of Florida. We look forward to having you among our ranks. It is very exciting that you’ll be involved in ALA.

By: Dorothea Salo

Dorothea Salo — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:27:15 +0000

Definitely fly with the cats. Way less anguish — and, anecdotally, fellow passengers are curious and supportive.

I’m sure you know this already, but make a vet appointment if you decide to fly the cats, even if you don’t ask for a sedative. The airlines absolutely do check for a vet certificate.

Congrats to both of you, and good luck with the move!

By: Sarah Houghton (LiB)

Sarah Houghton (LiB) — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:27:07 +0000

Congratulations Karen! Price Pritchett said that change always comes bearing gifts, and I hope that many gifts of new experiences and friendships will fill this time in your life. Though I am selfishly going to pout about losing you from the Bay Area. *POUT* But hey–Tallahassee’s libraries have RSS feeds for their new items: http://www.leoncountyfl.gov/library/new-stuff/index.asp. That’s pretty awesome. You are going to a good place, my dear. And you know, I think you should wear a flowery hat to church…with a little glassy-eyed stuffed cardinal on it too. I’d pay for that shot ;0

By: kgs

kgs — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:26:53 +0000

Anne, I look forward to getting there and seeing the area for myself–I’ll keep an open mind! After all, when I heard “Tallahassee” I did not expect a woodsy, pretty city… I was thinking Orlando or Miami, except smaller, and Tallahassee was quite a surprise. We’ve already been to Wakulla Springs (I thought I had dropped my keys in it, in fact, but fortunately had not…) and I can’t wait to explore the area.

Max, I’d love to give a talk to SOLINET sometime… it would be a great way to meet people. I’ll also try to ATTEND talks/training sessions so I can get a feel for the brainpower in your state and what’s currently hot. I’m also about to join FLA!

By: Anne D. Knight

Anne D. Knight — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:13:37 +0000

Karen,
I have to take issue with Meredith’s statement about Gadsden County being totally rural, poor, and old school. The African American majority there has flexed its political muscle - the sheriff, superintendent of schools, superintendent of elections and numerous commissioners are Black. Large businesses are relocating there to the consternation of the Tallahassee city and county governments. It may not be Atlanta (as one who cherishes rural Gadsden Co. I’m just as glad), but I think Meredith painted it with a rather broad brush.