Yet Again...

The Queen of the Non-Sequitors came in today and as I was checking her items out, she pointed to two children checking out at the next computer. They were both under 5 and they were laughing and being silly.

She said, "Look at those kids!" She started laughing.

I said, "Yeah, they're really cute, huh?"

We both laughed and then she left.

About ten minutes later, the Queen returned. She waited for me to help a customer and then came up to me and said,

"Just so you know, I was laughing WITH those children. Not AT them. There's a difference."

Uh, okay.

She actually felt the need to return to the library to tell me that.

I love that lady.

The Queen of the Non Sequitors Returns

Before I share today's brief anecdote, I would like to stress once again that you, gentle reader, only hear the very worst of library life. Most of our customers are quite lovely people. They are pleasant, friendly, polite, return their library items on time and cheerfully pay their fines. Some even bring us treats at Christmas. It's just the few bad apples that we tend to write about at the Dewey Diaries. But, they are the most interesting.

The Queen of the Non Sequitors (see earlier post) is actually a very sweet lady and we like her. When we see her walk in the door, we always eagerly anticipate what she will say because she has such a unique way of viewing the world.

Today, she came in talking about how hot it was outside.


"Whew! It's really hot out there."

I replied, "Oh really."

She paused and said, "Yeah, you know. From the sun."

OH! From the sun!

She then told me it was HOT enough to give you a sunburn.

I love that lady.

The Queen of the Non Sequiturs

There is an older lady that comes into the library regularly. She is a perfectly sweet person but the strangest things come out of her mouth.

One day, out of the blue, she asked me if I had ever been to Montana. "The people are so nice there. Don't you think?"

I guess.

Today, while I was checking her out, she came out with, "Don't you like it when it's windy? I mean, when there's a nice breeze?"

I guess.

Once, she refused to tell me her name to pick up printouts because she was afraid her identity would be stolen. "Don't you think someone could do that? Just by getting your name?"

I guess.

I'll have to keep adding to this one because there are just so many good ones. It's hard to remember them all.