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Stumped
for only a minute, and already at my computer, I went to
www.Google.com to
search for such a directory. The query returned a bunch of websites, yet
nothing specific to what I was looking for.
Empirical
wisdom suggests that in every facet of life if we are not getting the
answers we seek, we are either asking the wrong questions, or we are
asking the wrong sources.
Being 98%
convinced that what I was looking for was a directory of counties, I
figured I must be asking the wrong source.
 How about
Jeeves?
Jeeves is
my omnipotent friend at
www.AskJeeves.com who wears a tailored suit and lives in my computer
and has an answer for just about everything. Jeeves did recommend several
sources, however, directories were listed by state and $35 each.
Still at
my computer I went to my library home page to the section “Ask a
Librarian” where I can be connected 24/7 to a reference librarian who at
any given time is answering questions to people all over the globe.
The
service is free to people like you and me and grants the biblical promise
“Ask and ye shall receive”.
The
librarian came back with a question, did I want a printed version or an
online version? Did I want to check a directory out at my local library,
or did I want to purchase one from a database specialist? Within a few
short moments the librarian introduced me to
www.Naco.org which is the National Association of Counties where I can
type in the name of the city needing a county and presto! The answer
appears.
Continued
Angela Oberer © 2008, Oberer is the author of the "Be Well Series". You can send your questions and
comments to her at:
Angela@WordsofWellness.com
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