Last week we heard the good news that my niece, Britta, got engaged. Her fiancé’s name is Roger, and he comes from England. They plan to get married next May (2005) and afterward, they will settle down here in the U.S., at least for a few years. Britta is my oldest niece [...]

Good news! We recently came into a bit of extra money, which will really help with paying off certain bills. We’ve also decided to get the PowerBook repaired. I can’t wait to use it again.

Ever wish you had chosen a different profession? Ever feel burned out and feel like you’ve beaten your head against a brick wall one too many times? That’s how I’m currently feeling about librarianship in general and my job in particular. I’m just not that excited anymore about things; instead, I feel [...]

I was pleased to see reference to an extensive bibliography of sources of information about open source software and libraries, posted to the oss4lib-l discussion list last week. It is written and maintained by Brenda Chawner of the School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. It even includes a reference [...]

I am generally relieved with the results of the recent U.S. election. Conservative and evangelical Christian perspectives were resoundingly heard. The results have caused a violent revulsion among liberals. That isn’t a good thing, necessarily. I don’t agree with a lot of President Bush’s agenda (especially on issues like the environment and [...]

Like many others, I have been astounded by the recent introduction of the Google Scholar search service. This service will have enormous ramifications for libraries and I am already thinking of how we can harness it and present it to users. Some in my profession are running around like Chicken Little, crying out [...]

I have found that “when it rains, it pours.” Well, sometimes, anyway. We have had an appliance crisis lately, with the washing machine and dishwasher both down and out. After struggling with what we should do, pay for repairs or buy new, we decided yesterday afternoon to go ahead and buy a [...]