Fondly Thinking of Tennessee...

No, I did not get jumped in the parking lot by the brothers or cousins (or whatever) of the library punks. And no, my situation really hasn't visably improved, either. I am hoping to suggest time limits or something at our next staff meeting, anything would be better than nothing at this point. We absolutely have to have some rules set up.

Anyway, today I've been thinking fondly of Tennessee - good ole Rocky Top. It just seems like I didn't have nearly the issues there as I've got up here! I mean, sure the library I worked at in Johnson City is situated right next to a homeless shelter and we had patrons like "wheel-chair man" who liked to pee into the nearest trash cans. Those were the good old days! I remember vividly the day my friend Dunstan got the opportunity to scrub a poo smiley face off of the guys bathroom wall. He was so pleased. And that time the Feds came to find out who had been sending threatening emails. (Pre-Patriot Act!) That too was lots of fun. I honestly do not know why Hollywood has not picked up on the idea of a library sitcom. I really think that would be a serious hit.

Well about my love of Tennessee, my friend Celeste sent this to me and if you are from TN, you will understand. If not, maybe someday you'll get a chance to visit this marvelous and unique state.

Things I've learned about Tennessee and being a Tennessean....
1. Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.
2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Tennessee.
3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Tennessee, plus a couple no one's seen before.
4. Squirrels will eat anything.
5. If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
6. Onced and twiced are words.
7. It is not a shopping cart; it is a buggy.
8. Fire ants consider your flesh as a picnic.
9. People actually grow and eat okra.
10. "Fixinto" is one word.
11. There is no such thing as "lunch". There is only dinner and then there is supper.
12. Backards and forwards means "I know everything about you."
13. Jeet? is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?"
14. You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
15. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: "I'm fixing to go to the store "
16. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
17. You know what a "VOL" is.
18. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.
19. You know whether another Tennessean is from east, west or middle Tennessee as soon as they open their mouth.
20. Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as"goin' Wal-martin" or off to "Wally World".
21. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola or pop...it's a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor. Example: "What kinda coke you want?"
(and one of my own to add...)
22. Learning the meaning of the phrase "If you don't care to" (which actually means the opposite of what it says!)