Keeping Up Morale

So our little corner of the world has been rather busy lately with Spring Breakers flocking and Red Sox fans swarming. ScheduleMaster is kind enough to list game time on our weekly schedules so we can plan our driving routes to avoid the ballpark as necessary. I still drive past even during game time. I find it exciting. The software that controls and schedules our public access to the computers and printer has been giving us headaches for some time. Our library is always packed and our computers are always in use. We also have a couple of employee vacancies at the moment. To combat the stress, I decided to install on Librarian Boulevard (the aisle formed by our cubicle partitions) a written form of a car game a friend and I played on a recent trip to Orlando. We have been playing Battle of the Bands. Each week I post a letter of the alphabet on a posterboard and we write down bands, groups, or duos (just not solo performers) who are living or dead, from any era, but not fictional. You can verify the existence and/or spelling but not go looking for groups. We avoid searching our CDs or MP3 players until the end of the week. The Web site allmusic has probably seen its hits spike since we began this game. We have all discovered new music, also. The best part is seeing which staff members come up with which groups. Somehow the stress of the day melts away when you walk by and see a list that includes both Gwar and Gladys Knight & the Pips. We have done T, D, G, P, and now M. Next week is brought to you by the letter...?