Librarian’s Creed
I’m in class, listening to graduate students give presentations on ethics and privacy in the world of information, and mostly it’s boring stuff, but one student listed this great quote:
“We are drowning in information, but starved for knowledge.” — John Naisbitt
Before coming to Tucson and working in a library, I was someone who never really [...]
The Plague
No, not a book by Albert Camus, this is merely a slight exaggeration about my recent case of the flu. I have the flu and some sort of secondary infection, so I am nauseated and unable to eat much, plus I’m continually coughing up a lung (and other, shall we say, less pink items). [...]
House of Night
Despite my terror of vampires as a kid, the Twilight series has officially ruined me and my fear of vampires. You think I’m kidding? I used to imagine them on the London Underground when I was there — I was 21 years old. I had such vivid dreams of vampires as a [...]
Lost camera!
I had some pretty amazing pictures of a mud puddle party here at the park in Tucson, but my camera has suddenly come up missing. Aaahhh! What will I do? I guess this means I’ll be forced to buy one of those digital SLR models. *sigh* How terrible. Good thing Marti has two months to [...]
Japanese Men May Have To Stop Ignoring Their Wives
Today I was looking up an address in my Gmail account when I found this link: Learn to Be Nice to Your Wife, or Pay the Price. The patience of Japanese wives always amazed me. They would live without their husbands for years because of an inconvient job transfer, or they would show [...]
Could be said about Marti, too
“He enjoys using Google to look up interesting facts about long walks on the beach.”
I’ve been reading books by Cory Doctorow online, and my geek knowledge is increasing exponentially. I just finished Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, and last week I read Little Brother, both downloadable (for free) and excellent.
The quote was [...]
On the Road Again
One week from tomorrow, I’ll be heading out for a month of traveling again. Although we decided against traveling this year, I find that I need a rest from the dust and heat of the Arizona dry season (May-June) in order to stay sane. I also call it “Marital Health 101.” Regardless, [...]
Dare I Post This?
I found this article posted on Fark.com, and couldn’t resist re-posting it here. I know this is a hot button topic, but a boot camp simulating border crossing is just…cool. I totally want to do it.
Watching the video took me back to a game I played as a kid, called Christians [...]
What’s your walk score?
Here’s a very interesting site, called walkscore.com, that rates the walkability of your neighborhood.
I was initially surprised that my neighborhood is not walk friendly, but then I thought about the fact that I have to walk through parking lots and an industrial district, mainly without sidewalks, in order to get to Safeway. [...]
The Times They Are A Changin’
And my Wordpress theme is a thing of the past. I’m trying out this barebones theme now (I couldn’t take the Butterflies! and Lights! and Color! of my last one) while I decide what I’m going to use next. It’s about time for rearranging the site again, and I’ve just finished my last [...]