Hi, you've won!

The first day on the job at JFK Library went fairly well. I spent the majority of today jotting down info from voicemails of people calling in reservations for upcoming events this fall at the library. Some people can really just rattle off their phone number...incredibly quick. The last part of the day I then took the compiled list which had been scrambled and started at the top telling people that they had been selected to come to an event featuring Alan Alda (M.A.S.H. and PBS star). Responses ranged from ho hum to very excited. People had known they only had a chance at getting in for this forum. I continue the calling tomorrow working with winning reservations for about 200 more calls, then moving on to overflow people and finally finishing with "losers". The manager and myself are responsible for calling each and every one of these people who requested tickets to the event, telling them the news, and sending off the tickets to the winners. That's what the next two days will be like.

The library is in a very nice spot. It's right on a point facing a part of the Boston Harbor with lush grass and weeping willows around the outside. The building was designed with the corner facing the water being made entirely of glass and the offices inside the building are set up to look out of that. That allows for a nice view at least. Here is a picture of the huge flag that hangs by the windows looking out to sea.

Picture notes: the pipes you see are framing of some sort on the inside of the glass. I assume it is some type of steel. Down on the grass you can see JFK's sailboat. Click on the picture for an enlarged view.