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    <title>Whispers of the Muse</title>
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    <subtitle>Writings of an Omega Male</subtitle>  
    
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        <p><em></em><div style="text-align: center"><em>&quot;There must be some way out of here,&quot;<br />said the joker to the thief.<br />&quot;There&#39;s too much confusion.<br />I can&#39;t get no relief.&quot;</em><br />--<a href="http://bobdylan.com/songs/watchtower.html">&quot;All Along the Watchtower&quot;</a>, Bob Dylan</div><br />I had an epiphany driving home from work yesterday; a realization that had long been brewing in my mind but finally percolated to conscious thought. It&#39;s time for me to step away from the library profession and walk a different road.</p><p><br />There are many things I love about working in libraries: finding answers to tricky questions, helping others find what they need even if they don&#39;t know what that is, and much more. I&#39;ve also met a great many awesome people while working in libraries, as well as made some close, trusted friends, and hell, even found my wife.</p><p>But the thing is, right now, I&#39;m pretty sure I&#39;ll never be completely satisfied long-term working in libraries. I&#39;ve slowly discovered that I need a career that is constantly challenging me intellectually or at least keeping me on my toes. That doesn&#39;t happen often enough in the field I am now (or at least not in the way I need) and I don&#39;t expect it would change much even if I stick with it.</p><p>I don&#39;t yet know where I&#39;ll look to next, as I have some soul-searching to do first, but there are plenty of possibilities. And that thought alone gives me the courage to start anew.<br /> </p>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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