I came across this public service announcement for the New York Public Library, which is awesome. It’s wonderful to see the famous and fabulous shout out the library system of New York City. It’s great that the A-listers shout it out for the New York Public Library, but other library systems all over the country need support. In a cash-strapped California, where the State has no money and threatens to take funds from the counties and cities, making sure that the libraries keep going is even more of a necessity.
August, 2009
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Aug 09
Long Hot Summer
Paul Weller‘s odd, bromantic approach to a “Long Hot Summer” in the Style Council video from the 1980′s.
I know it’s hotter in some other parts of the country, but I’m finding the heat to be unbearable, especially with the recent humidity in San Diego. I’ve been teaching at the language school in the mornings, get to work in an old high-rise with my classes, but there’s no air conditioning to keep me cool. Office-casual attire is expected. That, and the heat leave me really drained.
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Aug 09
Larry/Deity 05 & 6
Mr. Deity mentions the various power loungers such as Genghis Khan and Britney Spears, who seem to demonstrate that there is rest for the wicked. 
As usual, Mr. Deity smiles and laughs through a blunder he incompetently executed, this one being the venture of Jonah. Proof that prophets need hazard pay.
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Aug 09
Sue the Bastards!
On the surface, this woman should be my hero. She’s a David who has taken on the crass Goliath of the education industry. After all, schools, especially private ones, seem to promise the jobs of one’s dreams. Trina Thompson, however, has failed to procure hers, even after getting a degree and working with Monroe College‘s Career Services. What is a frustrated Oleanna of an alumna to do? Sue the bastards!
