Here’s my favorite del.icio.us link for September 27th:
- Harrison library charges fine for late mom’s overdue book – “He seemed to have ice in his veins, and he had the demeanor of a robot.” That was the library clerk who refused to waive a 50-cent fine for a woman who died.
- if:book: the googlization of everything: a public writing begins – Siva is writing about Google. I want to hear him think on the page about Google. However, I’m not convinced that Siva owes it to the world to put a can-opener on his
Posted on this day, other years:
- MPOW Gets Another Face-lift - 2006
- Heretical Harrumphs - 2005
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That story about the fine for the lady whose baby died reminds me of my human resources department on campus. When my baby died, their response was to tell me that I only would receive maternity benefits for the five days that he lived. Wow, what’s wrong with people in these rule-oriented jobs?
Ellie, I’m sorry for your loss and for how nutty some people can be. The story about the toddler who died (which I commented about on Library Garden) has a better ending — the library showed compassion and flexibility.
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