I realize this post may be a day so late, but Indigo,
I just want to publicly thank you on the list.  Coming
from one of those neophytes who subscribed to this
list before I got lucky enough to land a job in the
museum field, I want to say that your information is
helpful and gratefully recieved!  I often pass it
along to friends not on the list who are looking for
work and are as frustrated as I was and many on this
list are.  So ingnore the complaints and keep the info
coming!  And, I must say, as a bartender (museum jobs
don't always pay the bills unfortunately!)  I agree
with the fact that only cheap whiskey should be mixed
with diet coke...Crown Royal can stand on it's own!
Chiao, Amy

--- Ross Weeks <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Mixing any kind of whiskey with a cola drink seems
> entirely inappropriate,
> unless the whiskey is so cheaply made that one needs
> to improve its flavor.
>
> Ross Weeks Jr.
> Historic Crab Orchard Museum & Pioneer Park
> Tazewell, Va.
> http://histcrab.netscope.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Fahey" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 3:34 PM
> Subject: Re: UNCLE - I'm Sorry
>
>
> > "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
>
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