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There must be a light of some kind

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

2 views on the slipperiness of words:
Words are clumsy tools. And it is very easy to cut one’s fingers with them, and they need the closest attention in handling; but they are the only tools we have, and the imagination itself cannot work without them.
(Frankfurter 1947: 546) as quoted in Harris, R., & Hutton, C. […]

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Some things seen around the Internet lately

June 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Drinking with the Troops
From a local blog, Urbanagora, comes “Drinks with a Soldier.” I just love how some jackass commentor tries to hide behind the shield of anonymity and call the post author a liar. Certainly there are all sorts of views on this war, including those of the troops fighting it.
Perhaps if you ever […]

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I am a failure

June 19th, 2008 · No Comments

I have come to realize that I am a failure at the professional role that I have been trying to adopt for the last several years.  It is one which, in many ways, I am perfectly suited for.  For instance, I can shoot holes in most any argument presented by most anyone, preferably with the […]

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Tags: Communication · Conversation · Language and word issues · Librariana · Morality · My Life · Professionalism · Work

I am a patriot

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

I. Am. A. Patriot—not to be confused with a nationalist—but today, once again, I loathe my country and the vast majority of its citizens.
This great and grand country and its citizens have once again sent my child to war. I will not forgive you.     Us.
Please do not in any way misunderstand this post. […]

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Some things read this week, 20 - 26 April 2008

April 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Sunday - Thursday, 20 - 24 Apr 2008

Lodge, David. 1992. Changing Places: A Tale of Two Campuses. New York: Penguin Books.

Wasn’t sure if I was going to continue this but I read it on and off on Sunday and made a big dent at dinner in the Alley on Monday. I’m 66% […]

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Some things read this week, 13 - 19 April 2008

April 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Sunday - Friday, 13 - 18 Apr 2008

2007. Running & Philosophy: A Marathon for the Mind. Malden: Blackwell Pub.

Ch. 6 : Running Religiously by Jeffrey P. Fry (Sun)
Ch. 7 : Hash Runners and Hellenistic Philosophers by Richard DeWitt (Mon)
Ch. 8 : A Runner’s Pain (Mon)
Ch. 9 : What Motivates an Early Morning Runner? […]

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Some things read this week, 23 - 29 March 2008

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Saturday - Sunday, 22 - 23 Mar 2008
Mann, T. (2008). “On the Record” but Off the Track” a review of the Report of The Library of Congress Working Group on The Future of Bibliographic Control, with a further examination of Library of Congress cataloging tendencies. , 38. Washington, DC: AFSCME 2910. Retrieved from http://www.guild2910.org/WorkingGrpResponse2008.pdf.
Sunday, 23 […]

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… and number one is fleshing out these dreams of mine.

March 23rd, 2008 · 13 Comments

Atlanta’s a distant memory
Montgomery a recent blur
and Tulsa burns on the desert floor
like a signal fire
I got Willie on the radio
a dozen things on my mind
and number one is fleshing out
these dreams of mine
Cowboy Junkies — 200 More Miles
A little over a week ago I wrote to a handful of those I consider myself […]

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Some things read this week, 3 - 9 February 2008

February 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Monday, 4 Feb 2008
Portrait: Charles Taylor by Ben Rogers. Prospect.
At the heart of Taylor’s thought is a critique of “naturalist” modes of thinking, whether manifest in philosophy, social science, economics or psychology. For Taylor, naturalism is the view that all human and social phenomena, including our subjectivity, are best understood on the model of natural […]

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3rd blogging anniversary and welcome to new readers

January 29th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Welcome new readers
On the 14th of Jan, Blake posted a story at LISNews, The LINews 10 Blogs To Read in 2008. My lowly little blog was included in that list. I have at least 29 new readers in Bloglines, which means, perhaps, 80-120 total new readers since then. Of course, the fact that the list […]

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