Tempus Fugit

I am so sorry it has taken so long for me to post on this blog. I hit the ground running at the beginning of the semester and things have only now begun to wind down. I have had a busy and productive Fall that included the opening of the [...]

Papal memories

New from the Library of Congress: The Resource Shelf. Information Commons are a good way to attract undergraduates to campus libraries. PLA tells librarians to just get over it! Dude! Be careful about what you put on Facebook. The Internet is the new black, Web 2.0 founder says. Spike Lee and Nokia collaborate on social film project to be viewed on cellphones. Wikipedia will soon be available in print! Whats up with that? Net neutrality battle returns to the U.S. Senate. Senate votes down proposal to restrict circulation of R-rated movies in libraries that receive public funds. Operation Bagdad Pups update.

I meet Janus

Sorry its been so long since my last blog. This month I have met Janus, the Roman god or doors and windows, endings and beginnings. I had quite the traumatic month. My beloved 22 year old cat, Frieda, passed away in early March. Her passing was calm and peaceful so I do [...]

Liberty and K-Pot are Home!!

Left to right
K-Pot enjoys a welcome home kiss from Danielle Berger whose brother rescued him in Iraq, Liberty, adopted by Amanda Lehneke, whose husband, a lieutenant, helped rescue the dog, takes things in stride at JFK airport, Amanda Lehneke, of Virginia, whose husband rescued Liberty and Danielle Berger, of New Jersey, whose brother, a [...]

Irregardless is not a word

Regardless of what side of the fence you’re on, this will be a riviting, historical election.The primary elections on Super Tuesday yielded some interesting results. On one side a candidate widened his lead. On the other, the vote between two candidates was split right down the middle and a winner may not be [...]