{"id":3168,"date":"2014-07-20T11:35:38","date_gmt":"2014-07-20T16:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deepsicks.com\/?p=3168"},"modified":"2022-06-12T14:07:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T19:07:30","slug":"weeding-wonder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/2014\/07\/20\/weeding-wonder\/","title":{"rendered":"weeding wonder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m doing grubby pulls, the grossest of the gross, a final sweep before we RFID everything. Get those torn, ragged, stained, worn smokers\u2019 home monstrosities off the shelf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a matter of perception, sure\u2014what constitutes gross. Unacceptable. Uncheckoutable. Get the latex gloves, I\u2019m going in. Many are tossed (\u201crecycled responsibly\u201d) without question, but there are gray areas. Another librarian might keep what I would weed, deepsix (BOOM!) and vice versa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wah wah, what\u2019s a scuff, a little coffee? Sure, I guess that could be blood. We have another copy, or it\u2019s out of print, or it circulates like crazy and I spent all my money, or it hasn\u2019t checked out since Dubya but it\u2019s local or it\u2019s cool or it\u2019s classic or it cost a lot\u2014a mental calculus that takes half a second to half a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I see promise. Gravitas. An eager reader can\u2019t believing her luck.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I also see germs and total garbage taking up space.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don\u2019t examine every book\u2014who has time for that? just stalking the stacks and minding intuition, the attention triggers like fat curled corners. Warped spines. Waterlogged text blocks and more subtle signs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had a hunch on this one, don\u2019t even remember why. It was shelved, naturally, in psychology, tripping me out as I turned to the cover page to the point I had to touch it, braille up the damage to confirm it was in aberration, not mere clever design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"931\" src=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/thetangledwing-1200x931.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/thetangledwing-1200x931.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/thetangledwing-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/thetangledwing-1536x1191.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/thetangledwing-2048x1589.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See what you want to see. Trash or beauty. Coincidence or synchronicity or idiot butter fingers when the stranger bumped the table and the tea, well, you see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I show it to colleagues who agree <em>this must mean something!<\/em> and we know we are silly but cherish the feeling <em>kismet! cosmos! Rorschach serendipity! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I buff the cover and return it to the shelf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m doing grubby pulls, the grossest of the gross, a final sweep before we RFID everything. 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