"As for the coffee, heck, I don't drink it myself.  A
good cup of tea now and again, and right this minute,
a Diet Coke with a shot bottle of Crown Royal seem to
be doing the trick (this from an erstwhile
nondrinker)."

Indigo,

 As and ex-bartender ( I hung my shot glasses up in 1985 and joined the museum world ) I really think you should reconsider your choice of whiskey being mixed with Diet Coke. This borders on sacrilege!!!!

Jerry Fahey

Indigo Nights wrote:

> I sat here for a bit and debated whether to ignore,
> respond, or apologize.  I think it's sort of a damned
> if I do, damned if I don't kind of thing.
>
> So, I'm apologizing.  It's not my intention to be a
> list hog or boorish.
>
> Yesterday was a fortuitous day for the museum field in
> the US as far as I could tell.  It seemed to me that
> the NY Times (as well as some of the other periodicals
> I also read) took an interest in the museums field, so
> much so that they actually published a plethora of
> articles.
>
> Because there were so many, I chose to post them only
> in abstract if that were an option instead of full
> text.  Not all papers allow for that choice.  The
> options were to pick an article and post it, pick no
> articles and ignore them, or pick more than one and
> post those.  Then the problem is, which one was
> unworthy to the multifaceted representatives of this
> group?  Heretofore, they have often precipitated some
> fairly decent dialogue.  In addition, I was highly
> cognizant of the fact that it was Friday, and postings
> are usually down on that weekday such that they
> shouldn't have proved an abnormal burden.
>
> When I have been thanked in the past for my
> contributions, I have tried to privately thank those
> who have had kind words.  But from those postings, I
> was convinced there was some merit to what was being
> offered.
>
> What I have observed and/or felt is that there was a
> genuine frustration among those wanting to enter the
> museums field in garnering entry into career path.
> That was clearly evident when we turned the events of
> September 11 into constructive dialogue.  I have
> noticed that, since I have been posting jobs I find in
> my daily searches--some of which are ONLY set up to
> help others here and not me (except I will acquiesce
> that it makes me feel good to help others I may never
> know)--there appear to hve been substantively more job
> postings AND as a consequence, far fewer young people
> hitting the list saying "I need a job".  That thread
> seems, for now, to have dissipated.
>
> In posting such information, I take an extensive list
> of data and try to pare it to jobs that have
> applicability to the field.  With respect to the
> internships and volunteerism, the group has told
> neophytes time and again that they should intern or
> volunteer so they might have an easier entry into a
> museum job.  I try to select those I believe may have
> transferability.
>
> As regards the reference materials and events
> contained in the Opportunities postings, it's my
> perception that, beyond being professionals in
> whatever regard, we are still people first with a
> plethora of needs and exposures.  I do try to be
> selective and yet broad minded.  I don't know that
> what I'm posting will help ANYONE.  My hope is that it
> helps SOMEONE.
>
> The funding sources I have provided, again, are simply
> a gift.  I have, as a part of the regular course of my
> day's reading, some information I feel may, by its
> very nature, be of value to those of you here.  Since
> they often come with tight deadlines, the logic I use
> says it's better to get them to you as soon as they
> become available because, to delay, you might lose the
> lead time you need.
>
> I recognize this may sound defensive, but it seems to
> me there have been quite a few threads of late that
> should be of hope to those who already subscribe to
> the Times and who are looking for a job.  Today, I
> recall the topics of wrinkled photographs, where to
> get banners, whether Filemaker Pro or Access make good
> database tools, and how to and whether one should try
> to take the cigarette fumes from donated funeral.  I'm
> sure there were others; these were simply those I
> recall off the top of my head.
>
> As for the coffee, heck, I don't drink it myself.  A
> good cup of tea now and again, and right this minute,
> a Diet Coke with a shot bottle of Crown Royal seem to
> be doing the trick (this from an erstwhile
> nondrinker).
>
> This is the second time in four years that one has
> complained about the number of times my name has gone
> across their screen.
>
> First, Indigo Nights isn't my real name.  My name is
> Ms. Gayle M. Montgomery.  I am 49 years old and live
> in Monrovia, California.  I worked my whole life in
> the for-profit world except when I have held two jobs
> and also worked in the nonprofit arena.  I have been
> unemployed (largely by choice) since October 19 and am
> just now (about) ready to hunker down and become
> reemployed.  By mid-October, I had made $55,000 last
> year alone and just wanted a bit of a rest before I
> went back to cracking rocks again.  On top of that,
> I've been fighting an upper respiratory infection for
> the last five and a half weeks.
>
> I found a quality museum-based position that struck my
> fancy two days ago to which I may well apply. (And, by
> the way, Mr. C, I hope that satisfies your lament of
> some time back, as though not knowing my name would
> cause to discredit the caliber of what I offer the
> group.  Do you really, after all, know if John
> Chadwick is John Chadwick and not Bob Smith, and do we
> really know that you're Mr. C?)
>
> So, it really doesn't do me a lot of good to get
> Indigo's name out there.  It's not done to give Indigo
> anything in return except the satisfaction of perhaps
> being able to give back to this WONDERFUL list that
> provides so much quality information.  I thought,
> perhaps, in some way, I was meeting a need.
>
> I know what it's like to work full time and have to
> serve many masters.  I've done that my whole life, and
> even worked two jobs when I felt there was too much
> time on my hands so that I might keep one foot on both
> sides of the profit arena (both for and non) preparing
> to transition to where I am now.  For me, it's that
> old adage that you MAKE the time for those things that
> are important, and I find THIS list to be so.
>
> I'm sorry if what I have provided has offended any of
> you.  If you can tell me what it is that you
> personally find offensive so that I might not include
> such information in the future, do let me know.
>
> But objecting to just seeing my name rings rather
> hollow with me.
>
> Again, I apologize if I have offended (MOST of) you.
>
> --- Valerie Fish <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Yesterday's Digest had 39 postings, TWELVE from
> > Indigo Nights.  Is there
> > still hope for someone who is not looking for a job,
> > already subscribes
> > to the NY Times, and doesn't drink coffee?
>
> =====
> Indigo Nights
> [log in to unmask]
>
> Looking for a job?  Try:
> http://victorian.fortunecity.com/stanmer/414
>
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