There sure weren’t a lot of people in the gym today. February 1 and already people have fallen off the wagon. The John McEnroe guy was there with, “My Librarian,” today. Somehow Dave the Trainer and I have our own, “Librarians,” who are women at the gym who could possibly be librarians but who knows? Here in Portland most everyone wants to be a librarian.

We have one of the best (or perhaps the best) public library system in Portland, but they sure weren’t very happy when I called the reference line and asked what their process for entering books was. Specifically, I found out that J. K. Rowling announced the final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but I was unable to place a hold on the book. The last few times, the library had the book in the system and ready to go when the announcement hit the news. Well, they have a new computer card catalog, and not only that but they were quite snarky about it being a kids book.

Honestly, I have tons of books and I quit buying them a while ago. It’s hard to get rid of them, even though we have one of the best book stores in the country here that buys used books every day. So I just check them out at the library and take them back when I’m finished with them. I also don’t feel guilty about checking out the Harry Potter books because I’m paying for the library and the books with my tax dollars (which I voted for, by the way) and I usually read them cover to cover on the first day. This is where I realize that I probably need a life.