by El Zorro Viejo (aka; Jim)

I have to apologize. I thought this had been blown off when, in reality, it was sitting in my Netscape mail folder. The problem is that I've pretty much ignored Netscape Mail of late. (I haven't been able to configure it to my satisfaction...Eudora is still working better than Netscape.) However, today I was playing around with some of my computer's default settings, and I happened to turn on Netscape mail and VOILA! there is the response with my 5 questions. Rats! I hate it when I do something dumb like that!

OK, without further ado, The Interview Meme and my responses to same:

1) Do you consider yourself to be working in a bookstore that also sells coffee or a coffee shop that happens to sell books?

Actually, I work in a place where people come to read books and magazines while enjoying a caffinated beverage. Occasionally, some of the readers actually buy a book as well as their coffee. Then there are our other customers who never darken the cafe's door. That group, which is the larger of the two, comes in to buy what they want to buy and then they leave. I, however, have my [corporate logo] coffee mug which I fill at ridiculously low prices every chance I get. This is especially nice during my meal break where I get to read all sorts of books while enjoying a cuppa. The downside to this is that I tend to work the night shift (3:30pm to Midnight) so I usually don't get to sleep until rather late at night...or should I say early in the morning (have seen a lot of 3am's in the past year...)

2) Does it hurt being only 4/5 of a head cashier? Is the other 1/5 in cryo-storage along with Ted Williams and Walt Disney?

No, there is not much discomfort...only a slight feeling of vertigo every now and then. Consequently I have not felt the need to excise that part of me to send to the appropriate repository to become either Ted's or Walt's neighbor. On the other hand, the novelty of being in this position wore off in about a week. I would much prefer being just a simple lead bookseller with my own section (computers, business and, preferably, science) again. However, I don't see that happening in the near future and, possibly, not ever at least under the current store management. Oh yeah, that 1/5 now gets to be lead for...are you ready?...audio books. Bleh...

3) So who *did* move your cheese?

Thinking about it, I am firmly convinced that Mr. Bush and his fellow travellers moved my cheese. And I am pretty cheesed off about that, too, let me tell you!

4) “Hurricane? Schmurricane!” Discuss.

The science of meteorology is fast becoming a part of the entertainment industry. Rather than give measured, factual reports on weather developments, the TV variety of weatherpersons now feels the need to impart drama to forecasts whenever possible. And, if they lean towards sensationalism, well, that's just good showbiz. The hurricane which was bearing down on the east coast last month is a case in point. The hype was huge, but, by the time the storm hit land, it was just a run-of-the-mill hurricane which pretty much missed New Jersey entirely. Now, this is not to say that even a run-of-the-mill hurricane can't be dangerous; they most certainly can. However, one does not need to go the extremes of shrillness that the weather casters (especially those on The Weather Channel did.) In other words, for us here in New Joisey, the great Hurricane of 2003 was a non-event.

5) Explain your position on "sprawl" in 7 words or less.

Boo! Yuch! Bleh! Evil! Bad! Go Away!

The Interview Meme
 
1. If you want to participate, leave a comment saying "interview me."
2. I will respond by asking you five questions—each person's will be different.
3. You will update your journal or blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

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