habitually probing generalist

In Vancouver, BC for ASIST 2009 Annual Meeting: Thriving on Diversity: Information Opportunities in a Pluralistic World.
Today is the 20th SIG-CR (Classification Research) Workshop: Bridging Worlds, Connecting People: Classification Transcending Boundaries.
1st session, which I’m in now, is titled: Crossing Cultural Boundaries: Indigenous Knowledge Organization. Moderator: Hope Olson. Papers are: Language, Text and Knowledge Organization: One [...]

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* with a hat tip to Dorothea (see below)
In which I proudly proclaim and rant as if we were simply sitting here in my living room chatting as the friends we might be, if given the chance.
Jeremy and trip to central Texas
Again, thank you from the entirety of my heart to all who offered a [...]

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I’m wondering if anyone out there between central IL and central TX might be willing to put me up overnight on Memorial Day or perhaps the next weekend for the return?
As I think I’ve mentioned, I am going down to Fort Hood/Killeen, TX next week to see my son before he leaves for his 2nd [...]

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I went to Falls Church, Virginia to visit family and friends 20 – 29 December. I got home yesterday evening. Drove to Bloomington (1 hour) and flew through Detroit to Dulles and back again.
Going out of Bloomington vs. Champaign is about $150 cheaper round trip and parking is free, which is a substantial savings. BMI [...]

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This has been a very light week due to my visiting relatives and friends in the Washington, DC area.
Toolan, Michael J. 1996. Total Speech: An Integrational Linguistic Approach to Language. Durham, N.C: Duke University Press.

Finish Ch. 1: On Inscribed or Literal Meaning (21-25 Dec)
Ch. 2: Metaphor (26 – 29 Dec)
Ch. 3: Intentionality and Coming into [...]

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I will be in Falls Church, VA for a portion of the holidays this year. If anyone is in the area and would like to meet up for dinner, or drinks, or coffee or some such please contact me via my contact form (or any other way you are aware of).
I realize that being more [...]

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It’s Sunday morning and I’ve been in Milwaukee since Friday evening. Had a longish, but nice drive up with fellow student Tom Dousa. Lots of great conversation and if I could only remember 10% it would be most useful. Of course, the most useful 10% would be even better. Tom is incredibly brilliant and [...]

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Sitting here waiting on the bus home, I am now on my second 5-day “vacation”!
The one person that I really wanted to go visit is unavailable at the moment. And, Laura, I’d love to come visit you but cannot consider driving to Meeteetse and back in 5 days. Same goes for Helen in Vermont. [...]

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I know it only makes sense that I have gotten physically ill, too.
I’ve been fluctuating between various levels of despondency, hopelessness, depression, apathy and general ennui lately. There have been some good to great times, too, and I know I should focus on them. I do try. But one cannot make a life from those [...]

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Last Wednesday morning I headed out for Toronto, Canada with my advisor, Kathryn La Barre, for the North American Symposium on Knowledge Organization, June 14-15, 2007.
The conference was Thursday afternoon and all day Friday with approximately 40 people in attendance. Big names, little names, old names, young names, academics (mostly), corporate folks, those in various [...]

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