UBC Librarians Emeritii Blues: Thursday, April 3rd!

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm that is not to be doubted. -Washington Irving, writer (1783-1859) 

Hi Laughing Shutterbug et al!

I sent along everything taken lasterevening, taken on my camera, so I guess snapping pics was the "breathalyzer test",  Fast Eddy. Apparerntly you were not fit to cycle but I had little trouble driving home with one eye closed! Must away as  I have to have a shower befoer the water is turned off again! No diluting the malt today! Thanks for everything, Whirlygig! Cheers, Il Conduttore!!!

Redoubler, Thanks for the malt tasting, the table and organizing the table. A fun night indeed -- but for the fact that most of the cards went to Edwin and Mick. Never mind, we need to redouble our efforts. G

Hi Bridge Fiends!

There is no Royal Road to bidding slams as I, for one, know all too well! However, 'tis better, if bittersweet, to have doubled, than doubted the hand that did bite me, and thereby lost, than never to have bid at all! Cheers, The Redoubtable  Redoubler!

"Miss Clairol gave American women the ability, for the first time, to color their hair quickly and easily at home. But there was still the stigma -- the prospect of the disapproving mother-in-law. Shirley Polykoff knew immediately what she wanted to say, because if she believed that a woman had a right to be a blonde, she also believed that a woman ought to be able to exercise that right with discretion. 'Does she or doesn't she?' she wrote, [echoing her own mother-in-law's disdainful comment 'Fahrbt zi der huer? Oder fahrbt zi nisht?' and] translating from the Yiddish to the English. 'Only her hairdresser knows for sure.' Clairol bought thirteen ad pages in Life in the fall of 1956, and Miss Clairol took off like a bird. That was the beginning. For Nice 'n Easy, Clairol's breakthrough shampoo-in hair color, she wrote, 'The closer he gets, the better you look.' 

For Lady Clairol, the cream-and-bleach combination that brought silver and platinum shades to Middle America, she wrote, 'Is it true blondes have more fun?' and then, even more memorably, 'If I've only one life, let me live it as a blonde!' (In the summer of 1962, just before The Feminine Mystique was published, Betty Friedan was, in the words of her biographer, so 'bewitched' by that phrase that she bleached her hair.) Shirley Polykoff wrote the lines; Clairol perfected the product. And from the fifties to the seventies, when Polykoff gave up the account, the number of American women coloring their hair rose from 7 percent to more than 40 percent."   

"Yet there was a time, not so long ago -- between, roughly speaking, the start of Eisenhower's administration and the end of Carter's -- when hair color meant something. Lines like 'Does she or doesn't she?' or the famous 1973 slogan for L'Oreal's Preference -- 'Because I'm worth it' -- were as instantly memorable as 'Winston tastes good like a cigarette should' or 'Things go better with Coke.' They lingered long after advertising usually does and entered the language; they somehow managed to take on meanings well outside their stated intention. Between the fifties and the seventies, women entered the workplace, fought for social emancipation, got the Pill, and changed what they did with their hair. To examine the hair-color campaigns of the period is to see, quite unexpectedly, all these things as bound up together, the profound with the seemingly trivial."  

What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures, Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay Books, 2009.

 Hi Kat! How is Life at the Top? Congratulations indeed. Well done. Bravo! Hip Hip Hooray! In fact, was out at UBC today, enjoying a wonderful luncheon, orchestrated by Nadine Baldwin, for the Librarians Emeretii, at Sage. Now that is the group you should aspire to join! Forget about working and enjoy living! Cheers, Patrizzio!

Rebecca Frazier

Where we met 4 years ago!!! I love you Corey Sutherland!! #engaged

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  Patrick James Dunn Congratulations to you both! Cheers to two Jolly Good Fellows! Hip Hip Hooray!

Hi Kjell!

As I think I mentioned, I was out at UBC today, enjoying a wonderful luncheon, orchestrated by former colleague, Nadine Baldwin, for the Librarians Emeretii, at Sage Bistro. Actually sat at the same table as Ingrid and had a brief chat. She gave a very interesting update on what is happening in the library, new buildings/renovations, (former, storage facility for low use books/campus wide records to be completed next year, latter to Woodward Biomedical Library), recent major acquisitions, one of which you may have heard:

Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs, donated by Uno and Dianne Langmann, consists of more than 18,000 rare and unique early photographs from the 1850s to the 1970s. It is considered the premiere private collection of early provincial photos, and an important illustrated history of early photographic methods. 

Great to see former colleagues and have a chance to visit. Lunch was very tasty as well so no complaints at all. After Ingrid's presentation was over, around 1:30 pm, said goodbye to people and walked over to the Irving K. "Ike" Barber Learning Centre to see good friend Sara McGillivray, woman I reconnected with while in France, on LinkedIn! She is a very, very strong cyclist and we have managed but one ride since we came back from Europe, about two months ago now. The Saturday evening of the ride in question, she and Dermot, her husband, came for dinner. She brought a delicious gluten-free cake for dessert and we have had the cake ring ever since! 

Took the opportunity of being on campus to finally return it! Took a couple of snaps of her as I didn't know that she had been singled out for a Library Staff Award in 2010. ["The awards program was developed to acknowledge the many ways in which staff contribute to UBC Library through creativity, innovation, excellence, and customer service."] One of my former colleagues, Tom Shorthouse, (Head of Law Library for most of my time at UBC), told me about award as I was leaving Sage.

Anyway, we had a lovely chat and I actually bumped into Ingrid again, just outside her office, as pictures of recipients are kept in a display case there. The three of us chatted about her office as I used to work there as a Student Assistant when in Library School, 1975/1976, using the one staff photocopier in the Main Library, for ILL purposes. Due to my class schedule, etc., I was given a key to the office and did the copying after 5:00 pm when copier was not in use. I often chatted with Basil as he would be there working late. Depending on his schedule, we often shared a shot or two of Scotch from the bottle he had in his desk! Suppose that is what pricked my interest in single malt!

Anyway, Joan was also at lunch and when we were talking beforehand she mentioned that she and Paul had seen Finding Vivian Maier and enjoyed it. I was wondering if this might interest you. I could go on Monday, April 7th at $:30 pm or on Wednesday, APril 9th at 6:30 pm. Let me know if this is something you'd like to see and, if so, which date. I thought of you yesterday as I did an extended up-and-over of Lions Gate. Let me know about Vivian. Cheers, Patrizzio!
 

Pics: Sara's desk area, (note drying cycling gear), cubicle, (note bicycle quotation and cake ring), and then Admin Office.  

Hi Sara Jane! Great to visit you this afternoon. Glad I was able to see Mary, if only briefly, as well. Thought I'd send along these snaps. Was able to enlarge one, on iPhoto, of "My Bicycle" and really enjoyed it! Tell Dermot I'm quite taken with Obabakoak and trust he is as well. Cheers, Patrizzio! Last pic: Outside, looking in, but No Sara!

A Dram Come True

Our wildly popular scotch tasting fundraiser returns on May 30 and tickets are now on sale. Join us at the legendary Hycroft–a magnificent Edwardian mansion in the heart of Shaughnessy–and enjoy the superb, complex flavours of a variety of rare and distinguished single malts, while supporting the Festival. We've added a VIP reception this year for scotch fans or anyone who is interested learning more about uisce beatha–the water of life.Lesley Saito | Wine Supervisor | Legacy Liquor Store 

This week’s feature wine is coming to you from the eastern foothills of the Andes Mountains, located in the Mendoza province of Argentina, a region that accounts for nearly two thirds of Argentina’s wine production, overseen by winemaker and viticulturist Alejandro Viggiani, who also happens to be in charge of all the Catena Family vineyards in eastern Mendoza. The Catena Family vineyards themselves account for nearly 100 years and four generations of winemaking history, pouring their lives, spirit and passion into the land and transforming scrub and desert into some of the most beautiful vineyards in the world. These Tilia wines, Tilia being the Latin word for Linden, a traditional tree in Mendoza whose flowers are used to produce a relaxing herbal tea, represent great value courtesy of the winemaker and the rich family history.

Tilia Malbec 2013 - $18.75: Dark purple in colour with highlights of violet that shine through the glass, this wine is full and rich, with cassis and black raspberry fruit flavours interwoven with a touch of chocolate and sweet spice leading to a ripe, silky finish. The perfect example of an Argentinian Malbec

Tilia Bonarda 2012 - $18.75

A beautiful ruby red in colour that catches the eye, this Bonarda is ripe and rustic, full of juicy raspberry and hints of licorice that make it pop. Raspberry and licorice make themselves known on the palate, wrapped up with soft round tannins.

Hi Lads! Enjoyed a wonderful luncheon, orchestrated by former colleague, Nadine Baldwin, for the UBC Librarians Emeretii, at Sage Bistro, at noon today.  I was wondering if VanCity film might interest you, Giggster. Ride tomorrow? Cheers, Patrizzio!