habitually probing generalist

I finally got around to upgrading this blog’s version of WordPress from 2.2.3 to the newest, 2.3.2. There’s an brand-new updated version of the Cutline theme that I use that I still need to do but … … I did something really stupid when I did the upgrade. With printed instructions in front of me. [...]

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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 [...]

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Back in August 2005, Joy Weese Moll started a movement to identify the MLS student bloggers, which also led to many questions and discussions. Nowadays we have a Ning to hang out in. I think it is time for a new list and some more questions. Who are the blogging LIS educators? Why are there [...]

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Don’t worry … I’m not looking for a new name for this wittily named blog (wasn’t christened by me anyway ). I’m starting a 2nd blog and no worries. I am not breaking my thoughts here, either. This is nt a professional/other stuff split like has been discussed here before from assorted angles. My intention [...]

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The LISNews 10 Blogs To Read In 2008 Kirsten gets the credit for bringing me the news. Congratulations to all the outstanding company I found myself amongst. Wow! Thanks Blake and the perhaps one person who nominated me! I really love the write-up Blake gave me. If those aren’t your reasons, and you have no [...]

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There will be changes in this blog this coming year. Not necessarily, and, in fact, not particularly, intended. Those intended may well not happen. “Some things read this week, …” posts will likely continue. They will be reconfigured somehow—not yet discerned—by the change in my reading habits, at least through mid-May. As the year begins, [...]

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Thanks to all my friends for sending their condolences in various venues. I am uplifted by your care. I’m a right proper heathen but if your views run differently and you can spare a thought for my aunt’s family right now that’d be awesome. She was a rock for that family. For a very long [...]

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Following Walt’s lead following Jessamyn’s (and others), I finally installed James McKay’s Comment Timeout for WordPress. For the last couple months, and more so the last couple weeks, spam has really been ratcheting up. In the last 24 hours it has been completely over the top (for me)—more than 10-25 x average. I am hoping [...]

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Please don’t! Maybe I should take a different tack first. Instead I will try to combine them. If anyone reading this blog uses any means to output the items they add to del.icio.us as blog posts I would be interested in hearing your reasons for doing so. Now, if you have a blog that serves [...]

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Meredith Farkas of Information Wants To Be Free is doing a follow-up survey of the biblioblogosphere 2 years on. Please go take it. I did.

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