habitually probing generalist

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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[cite] Let me just state for the record: As much as I will miss all my friends who will be at ALA (including the wholesale category I forgot when I was making decisions) and as much as I wish I had been able to accept the offer to be on a panel discussion of a [...]

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Found at LibraryTavern My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: The Very Reverend Mark the Profuse of Nether Wombleshire Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title Or: My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: Count-Palatine Mark the Nimble of Greater Sodbury Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title Take your pick! I kind of like them both. Me a Reverend; now that is [...]

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Let me begin by saying that I had a wonderful “Christmas.” I put Christmas in quotes because, as it has been for a long time, Christmas is really a couple to a bunch of Christmases at different places over what may be a several week period (only 6 days this year). It was great to [...]

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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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Last Saturday, my baby girl’s birthday, I headed for Austin, Texas and ASIS&T 2006. As a newbie to ASIS&T conferences I was completely unaware of what was in store. As it was, I thought I was getting sick. Before leaving for the airport I posted as much. By the time I got to our airport [...]

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I made it back to lovely Champaign-Urbana in one piece. Stopped for milk and bread on the way home last night, but had little else in the house. So I called my friend Jenn and asked if she’d meet me at Crane Alley for a bite to eat. Jumped in the shower and then went [...]

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I think I’m ready for my trip to ASIS&T. I made a list and checked it thrice. All that’s left is second breakfast, a shower, dressing and heading for the airport. I sure hope I’m not forgetting anything important! I don’t travel much so it’s hard to have it down to a routine. Plus, I’ll [...]

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ASIS&T 2006 starts in a week in Austin, Texas. My professors, my advisor, Dean Smith whose class I broadcast, and others from GSLIS will all be there. I just sent in my dues for my 2nd year in ASIS&T a few days ago. Having just gotten my ALA renewal, I can say ALA will be [...]

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