What is with the economy

The stock market is going nuts with huge swings daily and everyone is calling for the Federal Reserve to lower short term interest rates again. Part of the problem is that everyone thinks that will solve the economic problems that have been coming for a while. Everyone is afraid to say the obvious and that the real problem is that no one wants to do the tough love thing and make people pay for the stupidity that they helped create. The sub prime problem is a big factor and the institutions made money are looking for ways out of their mistakes. Some can't because the got in too deep. CitiCorp just had to hook up with Dubai for cash. Huge losses will do that to a company. They got greedy as did others. What were they thinking! Anyone with a brain must have realized that the party could not go one forever. Now everyone, from the poor schnook with a mortgage he/she could not really afford to the banks don't want to pay.
The economy is going to have face the music eventually, but when is the unknown factor. When it does happen it will cause a lot of pain all around. There are other things that are contributing to the economic problems that we are going to have to face in the future but this is one of the big ones.

Just Say Thanks

Sometimes you think that what you do at your job isn't appreciated by the public. As a librarian I can tell you that there aren't many times when you are told thanks but many times that the public lets you know that they don't want to go by the rules and let you know that they think that you are no good. In the last two weeks though I had YA's (young adults) come up to me and tell me that they appreciated what I had done for them. Two of them had graduated H.S. and were now in college and the other is now a senior and expects to become a doctor. They may not realize how much it meant to me but I hope that they did. This is the reason that I became a librarian. No, not to get thanked but to know that I have made a difference.

If someone does something that you really appreciate, thank them or better yet thank them and let their boss know it also. I try to do it. When YOU do, believe me it will make their day.

My book reviews

I have added a Library Thing widget and I hope that you check it out. Right now I have only added a couple of books that I really like but have not really reviewed. I will be working on it in the next couple of days.
I read a couple of books a week and I don't always like what I have read. I hope to steer people away from books that I found to be a waste of my time along with good and great picks.

First shot out of the box!

I am starting this blog because of a project at work. I am a librarian and the place I work at wants to push us onto the the electronic highway. There is a structure to their program, 2.0, but it is a go at your own speed program. Pretty enlightened, eh. Anyway, I found that I liked this writing stuff a little bit and even if no one else sees it, I don't care. I get to say what is on my mind. I never did that diary thing though so I guess that there is a first time for every thing.
What I guess I want is a spot that can discuss with myself things that are topical and esoteric. I like the idea of having my own spot to clarify and organize my thoughts on the world and what is going on in it from my point of view. My personal life is also up for discussion. I am going to add "My Library Thing" so you can see what I think you might like to read or not. I may also muse on whatever is in the news and strikes my fancy. Why not? This is my spot for saying what is on my mind. Who knows what I will say. I only have one wish and that it be fun for me. It will go any way I want it to. Very eclectic!
See ya later.