Off the Mark

This morning I helped a friend install a plugin in GAIM via IM.  She was having issues understanding exactly what she was supposed to do between unzipping the plugin file and then installing what where.  It seems the folders that the instructions said should exist did not and it was all just a bit overwhelming [...]

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…and fate is not just whose cooking smells goodbut which way the wind blows
Ani DiFranco.  "slide."  EVOLVE.

Lately I have been saying that with so much to do educationally, professionally and personally that I need a paid sabbatical.  Of course, being a student that prospect isn’t too likely.  But…
…yesterday I found out that 40-some odd hours [...]

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21st century Bounty Hunter.
Guard your children folks!  If you have any friends who are Army retirees (and possibly other services) who are taking a new found interest in your young adult children or in you if you are a young adult, beware!
First, they asked for my help.  Now they want me to round up and [...]

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This summer semester I am broadcasting two classes and working with some wonderful folks who some of you may know. 
My first class was here on campus Saturday.  It is Administration and Management of Libraries and Info Centers (LIS505LE) and is being taught by Lori Bell (Director of Innovation) and Rose Chenoweth (Library Development Consultant) [...]

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Time for a new dream.  A new hope, perhaps.
I recently found out that the woman I’ve been building interest in is, in fact, a young woman.  Now we all know that "age is just a number."  True.  But it is a number that may well add up to meaning something important.
So what defines young, as [...]

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welcome to the precipice between groundlessness and flight
Ani DiFranco.  "welcome to:"  evolve.

A few days ago, I wrote:
I’ve been getting involved in more things.  I have things to talk about and things to say.  Things to read.  Ideas for articles.  Conversations to engage in.  An upcoming Carnival to host.  I’m hoping that a few days before [...]

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welcome to the machine.Where have you been?  It’s alright we know were you’ve been.
Pink Floyd.  "Welcome To The Machine."  Wish You Were Here.

I recently (and tentatively) ventured into MySpace.  Although I’ve already said a bit, and I have more at the moment, I still don’t think I have much to say yet.  Senseless, I know.  [...]

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As I was heading to school yesterday, I ran into Allen Renear at the local caffeine pusher and asked him about the syllabus for 590IM Info Modeling this fall.  He gave me some great advice on how to refresh my mind (or learning) before class.  I now know which textbook is staying and which one [...]

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Hello World.
It really does almost feel that way with my online "community."  Well, really with most anything except thesauring.  Even work the last 2 weeks has been primarily thesauring, since my thesaur-o-mates and I were working on an integrated thesaurus for all of the tech-related support functions that will hopefully soon be built into an [...]

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It seems that life has started down the far side of the plateau finally.  In a very small sense, I caught a breather.  That’s good.  Life was getting unbalanced.  I don’t intend to scramble down for too long.  I intend to leap into the clear blue soon and just soar down.
Only one more big assignment [...]

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