Family Man Librarian

Earlier this week two of the students with whom I work got engaged. That was pretty exciting news! Paul is graduating tomorrow and I’m hoping that he will get a job locally so that he can be nearby while his fiance, Ashley, completes her degree and graduates in December. Yesterday I had [...]

Yesterday I posted a query on the Web4Lib discussion list about wireless laptop usage in my library. Shortly thereafter I got an email from fellow UIUC GSLIS alum Jenny Levine, of The Shifted Librarian fame, asking if she could post the information I shared on the list on her blog. Click here to read [...]

My wife was worried about gaining too much weight during her pregnancy. After going to the doctor, getting weighed, and finding out that she had actually lost eleven pounds so far, she excitedly told me this news. Without waiting for my brain to catch up with my mouth, I blurted out: “What, [...]

I got a phone call one evening after a long and hectic day. My mind was definitely elsewhere when I answered the phone and for some reason, blurted out, “Hello, Lord?” There was a burst of laughter on the other end of the line and I realized it was my mother-in-law calling.

The house is its usual mess or, maybe more of a mess than usual, and we have visitors coming tonight…How are we ever going to get things cleaned up in time? I guess the honest answer is, never, so I should just not worry about it any more. My sister and one of [...]

I read the following verse today: “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.” (Philippians 4:6 NLT). I think this should be my life verse. I should probably read it every day because I am someone who [...]

Well, I finally got brave enough to pay our bills this a.m. Good thing, too, because several of them are late. Sigh. Let me enjoy this one small victory and gain some satisfaction from having done one out of a bazillion things that are waiting for me to do. I’m [...]

As I sit here at the computer, next to me is the screen door to the back yard. I am listening to the comforting sounds of birds twittering their evening songs. I look outside and it is a beautiful sight with the sun’s glow illuminating a patch of purple/blue irises in full bloom. [...]

Another book I’ve been reading lately (actually, this is the second time I’ve read it) is The Sun Is Shining on the Other Side by Margaret Jensen. I think my brother gave it to me originally. It is a series of stories and memories by the author of her childhood, growing up as [...]

Last night we went to Kokomo to do some shopping. We stopped at a restaurant for supper and Brinley just came unglued. She behaved worse than I have ever seen her in public. She just threw a huge fit over what she wanted to eat. She ended up dumping salsa all over [...]