habitually probing generalist

Just a friendly reminder that the 2nd "meeting" of the Librarians Virtual Journal Club will be on Friday 27 Jan 06. Here is the posting for the 2nd topic: Now, you have to promise not to run away…but next month we’ll be discussing metadata.  What is it?  Why is it?  Will it solve any of [...]

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Cowboy Junkies – Early 21st Century Blues This is one hell of an album.  I bought it for myself around Thanksgiving after hearing a song or two on the local community radio station, WEFT 90.1.  It is my 1st Cowboy Junkies CD even though I had been intrigued by Margo Timmins voice many years ago.  [...]

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And no, that is not a curse! I love this day, because I made my mind up in elementary school that it’s a good one.  I watched all sorts of people around me deciding it was a bad day and then focusing on the "bad" things.  I may have been little, and young, but I [...]

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As I rapidly approach my 1st blog anniversary, I’d like to say that lately I’m much happier about this undertaking than I may have ever been, and certainly more than I was for awhile there. Most important has been some actual discussion, possibly as close to a conversation as possible in this format, on this [...]

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Heck, my birthday is still a few weeks away but I got nailed for $494.73 for glasses today.  And then to top it off, I got my life insurance bill in the mail.  Most of that is for one pair.  One.  About $50 is for the clip-on shades.  Stylish, but still clip-on! Am I really [...]

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Last night (9 Jan 06) I finished The Riddle of Gender: Science, Activism, and Transgender Rights by Deborah Rudacille. I enjoyed this book, as much as one can enjoy a book so full of the pain and suffering of others.  I have to thank my friend and former professor, Gina Bessa (Anthropology), for preparing me [...]

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I started to make a comment at Angel’s The Gypsy Librarian post "The 50 Book Challenge? A little on book lists" but it was getting to be a bit long so I decided to move it here. Thanks for this Angel!  I’ve been thinking about this "list of books read this year" thing that always [...]

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Can anyone tell me what is up with our so-called professional organizations? In particular I am referring to their shoddy membership practices.  If I could remember specific details in a few more cases this sordid tale would be even more sordid, but I think you’ll get the point from the cases where I have perfect [...]

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Please see my previous post, "Librarianship—Ill served by the feminine virtues?," before reading this one.  All or at least as much context as you are going to get is there.  If you want to comment on this one that is fine, but please read the previous one before doing so. Also, keep in mind that [...]

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Rochelle at Tinfoil + Raccoon made a post, "Libraries: "Naturally Feminine Nurturing Places"?", at which I made a much longer comment than I generally like to.  She has some issues with the essay she was addressing about the statement "naturally feminine, nurturing places" and asked for feedback on the issue. Now, my statement only addresses [...]

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