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Manly Roadtrip Adventure – Day 1
Today is day one of my 2011 Road Trip Adventure to Yellowstone! The last time I was in Yellowstone was when I was 12 and we drove through it on the way back from West Virginia where we lived for Read more…
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Christy Tyson – In Memoriam
Christy Tyson was not the first librarian to make a significant impact on my life, but she certainly made the largest.
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The Web is Dead … Long Live the Web
According to Wired, the Web is dead. This has the Internets all abuzz. Someone noted that Wired was trolling the entire Internet, meaning it’s saying something sensational simply to get a reaction. As with many thing, there’s probably truth in Read more…
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That Was The Year That Was
So, it’s a bit early to call this year complete, but for my purposes, the year I’m going to review is from mid-November to mid-November (more or less). For these purposes, we’ll call that 2009. The year that was 2009 Read more…
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Tolerance
I was driving through a small town in Washington today when I spotted a billboard with a quote on it. I looked at it for all of the three seconds it took to drive by it, but the quote on Read more…
Writing
A Tale of Two Interviews
Let’s talk about interviews. Or, for the purpose of this story, two interviews and what we can learn from them. Interview 1: Red Flags and You The first interview was for a job somewhat outside my area of expertise, but Read more…
Job
Deja Vu All Over Again
I won’t go in to detail here because of the public nature of the Internet, but after two and a half months of employment, I find myself in search of a new job. I learned first hand many things that Read more…
Job
Vocabulary
It’s good to learn new things. It keeps us fresh, keeps us from getting complacent. One thing that is true of moving not only to a new job, but a new job in an entirely new domain, is that there Read more…
Make
Mortality and Immortality
As I get older I’m being forced to acknowledge that my physical body is not accepting my mental premise that I’m pretty much the same as I was when I was 18 years old. I’m forced to rationalize more things Read more…
Job
Back to work!
Well, as much fun as it has been to be part of this growing new movement we call rampant unemployment during the largest economic recession/depression since the early 20th century, it’s time to do something else. I’ll be starting work Read more…