Off the Mark

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Today I had the pleasure of attending my "baby" girl’s graduation from Oberlin College. 
It was hot as hell and blazingly sunny.  Jeremy and I (and many others) sat in the sun for 4 hours.  Many moved to more shady ground.
She has a job, [...]

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A couple days ago my son IM’d me to let me know that he had posted a comment pointing me at  some comments he made about the families lack of communication since his return from Iraq.
Back in January I found out that my son and daughter and my sister Angie have My Space accounts via [...]

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On the walk home from schwork* today I realized that it was perfect disc golf weather.  It was nice out, sunny, not too hot but not cool and the winds were light.  I suffered through the walk home in my non-walking shoes.  Despite the developing hotspots I even stopped and smelled a few flowers, peonies [...]

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Yesterday afternoon after a not-so-great apartment hunting expedition I went to the LIS Library to collect the materials that Pauline spoon fed us to get us started on our reading reports.
Last night I went to Kasey’s party at Boltini due to cancellation of Schlossball.  [Pics here.]  When I got up this AM it was beautiful [...]

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I updated the banner image with one of my own.  I linked to the full image in Flickr over on the right (and here).  Now that I have somewhere near 1200 photos, mostly of flowers and plants, I have a few that I’m trying to cut some slices out of for banner images.  There are [...]

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I have just finished my "1st month of Thesaurus Construction.  There are 15 classes and thus one per week.  Turned in my 1st assignment this evening too.  It’s not due until noon-ish tomorrow but I need to go look at apartments tomorrow. 
My stupid mind.  Re: desire comment in title.  As soon as I got [...]

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Update:  Pics are up at Flickr.  I’m even in one (they’re from my camera).
A (very) partial list of classmates and friends graduating:
Honore Bray:  The Library School Alumni Association Student Award
Katharine Chandler:  Congrats and Good Luck in Philly Kasey
Matt Cordial:   Social Justice Award.  Summer II when I start (hopefully) trying to learn XSLT I’ll be calling [...]

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I am finding it very hard to believe but, as of today, I am a grade-ALA, certified Librarian.

Take time to give thanks
Make time to be giving
I’m going to stop and think twice
About the way that I’m living

I’d like to thank my Mom for believing in me and being there all these years!  [...]

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You scored as Cultural Creative. Cultural Creatives are probably the newest group to enter this realm. You are a modern thinker who tends to shy away from organized religion but still feels as if there is something greater than ourselves. You are very spiritual, even if you are not religious. Life has a meaning [...]

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Mark –
[adjective]:
Like in nature to a kangaroo
‘How will you be defined in the dictionary?’ at QuizGalaxy.com

found at in the hoosegow : "unfortunately apropos"

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