First Reference Question–Answered!
I answered my first real reference question last night for the Internet Public Library. My success came after a disappointment …
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Yay For New Books!
A few new books have made it onto the piles recently and what good books they are! Book Crush by …
For the Restoration of Reading
Yesterday we had an all-agency Fun Day. All nonessential services were shut down and we carpooled out to Lake Elmo …
The Battle of Thermopylae
The Battle of Thermopylae has now been fought in Herodotus. I must say it was a bit anti-climactic considering the …
Meme for a Monday
Poor Waldo and Dickens had to go to the vet for their shots today. Waldo is currently curled up in …
Emerson Celebrates the Intellect. But Really It’s About Colleges and Hermits
Emerson’s address “The Celebration of the Intellect” was delivered to the students of Tufts College on July 10, 1861. The …
A Really Short Story and Some Cuteness
I was tagged by Bibliolatrist to do a six-word short story. After coming up too short, but mostly too long, …
Xerxes Marches Into Greece
Between school and work and all the other things life likes to toss out there, I’ve been squeezing in bits …
The Library at Night
My love affair with Alberto Manguel’s The Library at Night has come to an amicable conclusion. And while the affair …
The Raw Shark Texts
The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall is a great read. I suppose I should say something to support that. …
