[Publib] I believe that I am to blame

[John Richmond]

I believe that I was the first one to say that Sunshine Hydrox cookies
were--in my humble opinion--superior to Oreos.  I feel the need to
claim a first in something.  G/god knows I've been behind in nearly
everything lately, including reading publib, so I am grasping at
straws.  As it were.  I am most disappointed that I have NOT been able
to find them in Greater Peoria--Hydrox cookies, I mean--but then,
perhaps I do not shop often enough at Wal-Mart.  Also sorry to see
that Joe is taking himself off to blog-land.  So many blogs, who has
time to read?  Joe, I had to give up opera-l, with great regret, as
there just weren't enough minutes in the day.  How can I squeeze in
your blog?  Of course, if my aged and failing parents-in-law would
stop going in and out of the hospital, nursing homes, requiring hours
of attention, et al., I might actually have time to get in touch with
reality.  But wait: Aging parents-in-law ARE reality.  It's a sobering
thought to think that I'm only 25 years younger than they are.  Life
is too short to be hopelessly serious.  (Of course, I write this as
the one who was accused, off list, of having "minions" of flippant
people at my command, mucking around with publib when I/we should have
been working.)

Hmmmm...I think I need to head off for Wal-Mart NOW.

John Richmond, Library Director and Gerontologist-in-Training
...or maybe I'm just getting a bit geriatric, myself...
Bartonville, Illinois