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Friday, November 8, 2024

Re rinconada library , Palo Alto CA

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There's an African-American fellow at this library who is literally at the library every single day and always at the same public computer. The problem is that this raises the problem of a sense of "entitlement" - a false sense of "ownership", despite this being a public place meant for everybody. Not a big problem but I notice he gives me a sharp glance every time I enter and exit. It's the sharp glance that bothers me, like passing a "gatekeeper" every time. 

And the chubby employee likewise sometimes. I don't think the chubby male employee likes me. Makes me feel like I'm in high school again with a random teacher not liking me for no good reason despite me being almost 60 now. Isn't there a mandatory retirement age here ?

 As long as I'm doing nothing wrong, I prefer to be IGNORED. And I can assure you, I am doing nothing wrong. Just working on my laptop, editing writing material.