Send In the Clown--Don't Bother He's On Line Two
While working at the library yesterday, the phone rang. My coworker answered it. "Williams County Public Library. May I help you?" she said. After a pause, she said, "Sure, hold on just a moment." Then she put the caller on hold and dialed the numbers necessary to transfer the call to the librarian downstairs in the children's department. As she did this, she threw a quick glance at me to get my attention and see if I was listening. Her eyes were twinkling, and I knew something was up. She now had the children's librarian on the line. She said into the phone, "Ronald McDonald is on line two for you." She was grinning big but managed to keep from laughing until after she hung up the phone. I joined her in the giggles. Honestly, how often in your lifetime do you get to say a line like that and have it be true? Yes, tomorrow, Ronald McDonald from the McDonald's restaurant is appearing at our library to meet the children at story hour. It was...