The work you do is immeasurably more valued and appreciated than is apparent in commentary. Which three writers, dead or alive, do you invite Murasaki Shikibu, Miguel de Cervantes and Gertrude Stein, with the hopes that Stein might instigate a dinner table debate on the origin of the. To the reader and other associated volunteers: Thank you, so much. But, alas, I think people have just been conditioned to be this way-and by said institutions, no less. I like to think it must be nefarious bots dispersed by large publishing houses and media conglomerates (who are getting along just fine, thank you very much) to exhaust the goodwill and heroism of the brotherhood of man who make this priceless treasure possible. I'm not sure if unnecessary criticism or incessant and avaricious requesting and/or demanding more content from archivists-who, again, are making what they have available to others for no extrinsic benefit to themselves- is the more infuriating. In other words, be a jerk to someone who is at least getting paid for the privilege of serving you. industries are obligated to care what folks think about their product. Alternatively, they may even decide to cease whining to the uninterested void and purchase a $30 professionally-recorded, mixed, and edited version.

If one doesn't like a book, a particular reader's vocal instrument, or any other triviality, they should simply move on to something they do enjoy. Hardly had she brought one gentleman into the little pantry behind the office on the ground floor and helped him off with his overcoat than the wheezy hall-door bell clanged again and she had to scamper along the bare hallway to let in another guest. If one was as interested in finding a solution as posting negativity, the former would have taken less time. Short Fiction The Dead James Joyce Lily, the caretaker's daughter, was literally run off her feet. If the pace is too fast for someone's cognitive ability, there's a nifty switch they can toggle to adjust the speed. I would think the 'nothing' they were expecting would be preferable. What do they get in return? Apparently, they get denigrated and nitpicked. This (as are all Librivox recordings) was done, contrary to the 'free' connotation, at great cost of time and effort on the part of multiple people who were moved to give of themselves.

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