What’s the famous quote? Change is the only constant? I think I’m more inclined to agree with Dr. McCoy—“The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe.” But that’s a post for another day.
I hate change, and it’s not only because I’m an old fogey. I hated change when I was a kid. Mom would move the furniture in the living room around several times a year, and it baffled me. Why the heck would a person move furniture without a good reason? Especially when you could be sitting on the couch, reading a book instead.
So it’s not as an advocate of change for change's sake that I ask: Why is Will Manley still writing a regular column for Booklist?
He left the profession seven years ago, for pete’s sake. He doesn't seem to write much about libraries, and, pardon me if any of his close, personal friends are reading, but—is he even trying to be funny any more?
The new standard-bearers of library humor, are, of course, Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum of Unshelved .
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I've been reading Unshelved for about 2 weeks. It's not tickled my funny bone consistently yet. But there are glimmers of humor and so I continue to subscribe based on others' reviews. Savage Chicken gets me laughing out loud more often. HOWEVER, I must disagree as I do almost always enjoy Will Manley's essays and would miss them.
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