Off the Mark

So I got an emergency dental appointment today for my sore toof. It really wasn’t hurting too bad today, but I needed an appointment for my checkup and cleaning anyway. They took an x-ray and it turns out I have a dieing nerve under my crown. Of course, it is the cusp [...]

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Found at LibraryTavern

You are The Hermit
Prudence, Caution, Deliberation.
The Hermit points to all things hidden, such as knowledge and inspiration,hidden enemies. The illumination is from within, and retirement from participation in current events.
The Hermit is a card of introspection, analysis and, well, virginity. You do not desire to socialize; the card indicates, instead, a desire for [...]

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Tuesday morning we awoke to fog and while getting coffee before the first session I got some nice pictures of “that building.”
I went to Paul Otlet, Documentation and Classification (SIGs/HFIS, ED) early in the morning. But having seen the movie twice, having heard Boyd and Kathryn, Boyd, and others discuss Otlet before, I used [...]

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Yes sir, gotta say the rooming worked out well!
Very happy to hear that I’m “an incredibly interesting and easy-going roommate” because I was afeared that I might be “talking you to death” once or twice. 
I’m posting this comment here instead of at washtublibrarian because I’m not getting a Blogger account just to make [...]

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Found at LibraryTavern.

How Will I Die QuizYou will die at the age of 67You will die quietly in your sleep the day after winning the 500 million dollar lottery jackpot
Find out how you will die at Quizopolis.com

Sounds about right to me.
If only I had gotten the same answer as Liz I might have some hope [...]

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The I-School Movement (SIG/ED)
This panel was, from my point of view, pretty darn boring. It was composed of deans (or close) of several I-schools and one non-I-school dean. The questions were a bit more lively, but by then I was fully engrossed in uploading pictures to flickr, checking email, etc.
I ended up not going [...]

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Today is a very special day. I hope you do more than treat it as simply another sale day as much of our culture has.
Take a moment to talk to a veteran. Ask them about their stories. Thank them. Give them the hug they may badly need. Take a moment [...]

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Words (and titles) can be very important. As a philosopher and Army “lifer,” I would certainly argue no less. They can also get in the way of that which is truly important.
cuz some day you are going to get hungry
and eat most of the words you just said — ani difranco
On the way home [...]

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For the past day or so I’ve had a slight nagging ache in my jaw on the right side. The back half of today it has blossomed into a full-fledged pain centered on the crown in the top. There is a lesser pain a tooth or so in front of that on the [...]

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After an edible lunch and good conversation at the Iron Cactus with Kathryn LaBarre (my advisor) and Emanuele Quintarelli (Accenture Italy SPA, Rome), I went to the Theoretical topics in FRBR session.
[Why were so many people told the Iron Cactus was good and authentic Tex-Mex? Twas neither particularly good nor authentic. It was [...]

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