<div><div dir="auto">I’m really surprised. I have to say all those “Phil Shapiro destroys” videos on YouTube are really mean spirited they do make you look younger. And why do they call you “Ben” in them?</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">:-)</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Seriously congratulations that is awesome. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">—heusser </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 8:53 AM Sally Wiener Grotta via Ipg-smz <<a href="mailto:ipg-smz@netpress.org">ipg-smz@netpress.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Johnny Apple Seed of Libraries! The bringer of the future. <br>
Congratulations!<br>
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On 2019/09/20 07:32, Christine Hall via Ipg-smz wrote:<br>
> Woo-woo! You go, boy!<br>
> <br>
> Christine Hall<br>
> Publisher & Editor<br>
> FOSS Force: Keeping tech free<br>
> <a href="http://fossforce.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://fossforce.com</a><br>
> <br>
> On 9/19/19 9:02 PM, Phil Shapiro via Ipg-smz wrote:<br>
>> <br>
>> The other day my public library supervisor came over to my <br>
>> office with a sly smile on her face. I knew something interesting was <br>
>> up<br>
>> before she opened her mouth.<br>
>> <br>
>> She said, "Phil, how would you feel about becoming a roaming <br>
>> librarian in the city -- driving around town to do Linux installs on <br>
>> old computers and<br>
>> helping community members become more proficient at technology, <br>
>> searching for info, and self-advancing themselves? I'd like to <br>
>> untether you from the building -- at least for part of each week. How <br>
>> do you feel about that?"<br>
>> <br>
>> My spontaneous reaction was that I jumped up into her arms and <br>
>> started licking her face. Then I bounded down to the ground and ran <br>
>> around her feet clockwise at high speed.<br>
>> Then counterclockwise at high speed. Then I jumped back up into her <br>
>> arms and licked her face.<br>
>> <br>
>> "I gather you approve?" she said.<br>
>> <br>
>> I could barely slow my panting to say, "Yes, I do."<br>
>> <br>
>> The details of this are still being worked out. I'll let <br>
>> y'all know when things become more firm.<br>
>> <br>
>> The public library is no longer just a place. It's a <br>
>> process. Maybe in twenty years we'll look back and say, "In the old <br>
>> days, librarians never left the building.<br>
>> They were chained to a place. What in the world were they thinking <br>
>> back then?"<br>
>> <br>
>> Well, now -- no longer chained.<br>
>> <br>
>> phil<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> -- --<br>
>> Phil Shapiro, <a href="mailto:pshapiro@his.com" target="_blank">pshapiro@his.com</a><br>
>> <a href="http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/briefbio.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/briefbio.html</a><br>
>> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro</a><br>
>> <a href="http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/stories.menu.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/stories.menu.html</a><br>
>> <br>
>> "Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates<br>
>> "Learning happens thru gentleness."<br>
>> "We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from <br>
>> real options." David Suzuki<br>
>> <br>
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