Family Man Librarian

It’s all good: No News is…News?
I like this blog a lot because it has a nice “tone” — somewhat carefree yet serious and pointed at times as well. There are some thoughtful posts to be read here. This particular post really resonated with me because I’ve come to the conclusion that I am [...]

SI.com - 2005 NCAA Basketball Tournament - Late rally sends Illini past Arizona into Final Four - Saturday March 26, 2005 11:48PM
Having been ill all weekend, I missed some really exciting moments in the NCAA Tournament. I am especially happy that the Illini got into the Final Four. It was simply icing on [...]

Well, we’ve had quite a time of late. First of all, Michele and the kids were gone all last week, staying with her parents in the Chicago area. I drove up there Good Friday to stay the weekend and then drive them back home. Michele had another seizure or trembling episode the [...]

LISNews.com | Belgian bookworms crazy for comic books
I’m a big Tintin fan so this posting from LISNews.com was interesting to see. My dream some day is to collect 1st editions of all of the Tintin books.

Check out a new, improved version of Z-Blog, the public weblog that I maintain for Zondervan Library. I was able to move to Movable Type from Thingamablog. It’s like going from a Chevy to a Bentley…

Tonight I proved the wonders of technology. I video chatted (is that a word?) with my wife and kids in the Chicago area, then video chatted afterward with my family in east central Illinois. All of this done from the comfort of my own couch at home in Indiana. Made possible by [...]

Michele recently took some cute photos of the kids, and one of our new puppy, Madigan (’Maddie’ for short). Here is a sampler:

Remember me? Yeah, I’ve not been blogging here for a long, long time. Life has been quite difficult of late. Michele and the kids have been sick for much of the past three weeks. Michele’s health in particular is concerning because in addition to getting through the cold/flu situation, she has [...]