During My Hiatus...

I had some interesting experiences…
My original plan was to go to the library once or twice a week and spend my morning there on the computers. Even though it’s a small town, the library is well equipped with a dozen modern computers. On the first day, I took a PC along the back wall, but I wasn’t comfortable there, with no vision of what was behind me. So the next time, when almost all the computers were in use, I headed toward a netbook along the row, when a little guy about four years old steps in and says, “That’s mine.” His brothers had 3 other machines and the mother was deeply engrossed on hers. So, I decided to read a magazine at the reading table. When the librarian saw this, she went over to the mother, and said that since she had been there for two hours, she needed to let an adult use one of the machines. The mom huffed and puffed, but took the two (no lie) and four year old, and sat them on her lap while she played (trust me, that was what it was!) Then, as children are known to do, they began getting louder and arguing, and pushing. So the mom gets the older two and they proceed to leave, along with nasty comments and loud complaints. Once they were gone, the librarian said she was tired of being a babysitter so the mother could play games all morning.
My next planned visit had no children around. But, soon after I arrived, a woman came in and asked to use the computers. She then began to move from one to another, until the librarian asked her to stay in one place. At that point, the woman stood up and yelled, “I’m brain damaged and I have a plate in my head, so watch out!” Then, a guy walked in and went right over to her, and the two of them were laughing and carrying on, until the librarian again asked them to stop. The guy proceeds to grab the computer next to me, and brought up his Facebook page and started reading it aloud. When he came to certain items, the woman would make remarks. My head was splitting.
My final visit had another weirdo jumping from one computer to another, talking to himself. I decided to forego any further visits, and went to the library merely to get books. If I had continued without my own computer, I would try the county library which is close by and modern. Fortunately, I can stay here at home and still write.
BTW, I found an author I really like. More on that next time. My biscotti is waiting to be made – last one and cookies are finished. Yay me!!

Peace,
Muff