Off the Mark

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

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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 see almost [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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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 [...]

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I seem to have exhausted all benefits of having one class over already. I have spent all day so far (till 4:30 PM) on Marked Exercise 2 for Allen. Unit 2 is on Data-oriented modeling: Relation-based systems. This is the 2nd entire unit that I “missed” most of; luckily it is the [...]

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I am trying to be busier and productive now that I’m a little rested from last week. I am trying to prioritize, and trying not to feel guilty about “owing” various folks here something or other.
I’ve been busy and want to mention some of these things here in more detail:
The Wailin’ Jennys on Wed.
Siva [...]

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Friday I went to St. Louis to visit my friend Dave for his upcoming birthday and to see Dar Williams in concert at the Sheldon Concert Hall.
I stopped at Scott Air Force Base on the way down to go to the BX and Commissary.  I bought a few things that are definitely cheaper are those [...]

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