tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27598462011-04-21T11:50:23.126-07:00di-pole Momentrosenoreply@blogger.comBlogger2771100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1150926999901505612006-06-21T14:48:00.000-07:002006-06-21T14:56:39.916-07:00Reading ListThe author of the book Sex Lives of Cannibals has a new book out, Getting Stoned with Savages; which I haven't read yet, but is on hold for me at my local public library. I want to hear him speak at rosenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1150425315907929972006-06-15T19:21:00.000-07:002006-06-15T19:35:15.916-07:00I'm a fan alright...Dan Savage was recently in Portland and mentions his love of the city in a recent article. I recommend his three excellent books .ITMFArosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1149608312983322812006-06-06T08:38:00.000-07:002006-06-06T08:38:32.993-07:00OpEdAnother link about Open Access.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1149191492132937182006-06-01T12:49:00.000-07:002006-06-01T12:51:32.146-07:00Taxpayer AccessAfter years of hearing "My taxes pay your salary, so do what I say!" It's nice to see the bully pulpit of being a "taxpayer" applied to something I believe in, Open Access. Of course my (silent) responce to the jerks mentioned above has always been, no *my* taxes pay my salary.rosenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1149006023583061952006-05-30T09:19:00.000-07:002006-05-30T09:20:23.593-07:00quickie postabout medical librariansrosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1148443490930076682006-05-23T21:03:00.000-07:002006-05-23T21:04:50.940-07:00VArelated articlerosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1143146741687323142006-03-23T12:45:00.000-08:002006-03-23T12:45:41.686-08:00Testtestrosenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1074643456725676532004-01-20T16:04:00.000-08:002004-01-20T16:06:15.450-08:00While I'm telling you what to do with your leisure time, might I recommend that you NOT see Big Fish. The movie may have served somebody's self-serving agenda of releasing guild for never appreciating their father while they were alive, but it certainly didn't serve the agenda of entertaining me.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1074643311049313502004-01-20T16:01:00.000-08:002004-01-20T16:03:49.810-08:00To anyone who lives in Portland, I would like to recommend the restaurant Lovely Hula Hands. It's gotten good press from both alterna-papers, as well as some blogs, I'd just like to throw my hat in the ring. It's really an amazing remodeling project as well as delicious food.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1074030243425970022004-01-13T13:44:00.000-08:002004-01-13T13:45:52.280-08:00Portland's homicide rate rises in 2003...to 28.
Baltimore's homicide rate rises in 2003...to 271.
That's an order of magnitude! Keep in mind that the populations are roughly the same.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1073340624965590022004-01-05T14:10:00.000-08:002004-01-05T14:12:03.750-08:00My New Year's Resolution is to be a better blogger. The transition from working full time to going to school full time challenged my time management skills. Now I'm in my second semester here at OHSU, and think I've got a better handle on things. Plus I've got a new laptop at home! Still, much of my posting may be over at the Informatics blog now listed conviently to the left.
I had my firstrosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1069187385361085152003-11-18T12:29:00.000-08:002003-11-18T12:30:19.686-08:00WTF!!! Why, oh why, is Tori Amos's new album named Tales of a Librarian ?rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1067990902852330472003-11-04T16:08:00.000-08:002003-11-04T16:08:39.326-08:00Yet another thing that made it's first appearance at the 1893 Columbian Exposition Worlds Fair in Chicago: Squished Pennies!rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1067468948640758032003-10-29T15:09:00.000-08:002003-10-29T15:09:16.373-08:00OCLC Project Opens WorldCat Records to Google Ohhh, this excites me so much! Let those bib records break free of the OPAC!!rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1066689358711876932003-10-20T15:35:00.000-07:002003-10-20T15:35:58.396-07:00Another gem from the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections:Washington State Pioneer Life Databaserosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1066159279449658392003-10-14T12:21:00.000-07:002003-10-14T12:21:19.296-07:00I saw Kill Bill last night and can wholeheartedly recommend it. I wish I were seeing it again tonight! Some might be upset by the mish-mash of styles, but I enjoyed that it was a sort of "sampler" of Terrentino's favorite genres.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1066081845505560692003-10-13T14:50:00.000-07:002003-10-13T14:50:45.760-07:00I sure would like to get a grant to persue this excellent idea, from idea-a-day.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1065642467487677972003-10-08T12:47:00.000-07:002003-10-08T12:47:47.166-07:00I'm back online, but still busy with school and the bureaucratic detritus of moving to a new state. I've started a blog to put all the websites mentioned in my various classes. If you're at all interested it's right here: Informaticsrosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1060875261293511612003-08-14T08:34:00.000-07:002003-08-14T08:38:55.903-07:00I'll leave ya'll with the links I've been hoarding.
Crafts and Home Decorating
Digs Magazine
Get Crafty
Not Martha
Organized Home
Sew Wrong
Papercraft
Canon 3D Papercraft
Oragami Underground
Papercraft Corner
Yamaha Motor Papercraft
Holly Hobbie
Holly Hobbie Museum
Holly Hobbie's Page
Holly Hobbie Foreverrosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1060874070724892772003-08-14T08:14:00.000-07:002003-08-14T08:19:05.606-07:00This Blog will be going on hiatus for a while. I'm moving to Portland in order to attend OHSU's program for Medical Informatics.
I will be making my way there via Amtrack's Empire Builder. And then settling down in the Sabin neighborhood of NE Portland. I don't start school until the end of September.
Blogging will be infrequent, e-mail reading (hopefully) will be more frequent.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1060805938617623432003-08-13T13:18:00.000-07:002003-08-13T13:23:43.543-07:00Someone wanted to know why they shouldn't eat silica gel. Google thought I knew. rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1060629409284102072003-08-11T12:16:00.000-07:002003-08-11T12:18:03.373-07:00Some collections of images from the history of science.
Cortona anatomical plates
Images from the History of Medicine
Ditrrick Medical History Center Online Exhibits
Engravings and Lithographs by Women Botanical Illustrators of the 18th and 19th Centuries
rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1060359168145067012003-08-08T09:12:00.000-07:002003-08-08T09:12:48.150-07:00I always figured I was susceptible to contagious yawning because I'm a big sleepy-head. Turns out, it's really because I'm a kind and empathetic person.
Also from Nature, an interesting article about eusocial insects.
rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1060190885533612722003-08-06T10:28:00.000-07:002003-08-06T10:28:05.466-07:00I've uploaded my collection of links for vacation planning. This is mostly for my own convenience, but feel free to take a look yourself.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1060182426539758932003-08-06T08:07:00.000-07:002003-08-06T08:07:06.486-07:00In local library news: Water from leak soaks 8,000 works at the Peabody Library.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1060023706889197682003-08-04T12:01:00.000-07:002003-08-04T12:02:38.450-07:00The FX program Nip/Tuck, has been getting a lot of press recently, because of its graphic depictions of plastic surgery and sex. I'm watching if for only one reason: John Hensley.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1059669740024264572003-07-31T09:42:00.000-07:002003-07-31T09:42:19.983-07:00A sad comic about closing library branches.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1059666631600258122003-07-31T08:50:00.000-07:002003-07-31T08:50:31.573-07:00I'm a little creeped out by the fact that there is such a rabid fan base for The Goonies. I already mentioned The Ataris' connection. These folks took a trip to Astoria, just to recreate scenes from the movie. There doesn't seem to be the same sort of fanboyism for Kindergarten Cop, Short Circuit or any of the other movies shot in Astoria. Can anybody tell me what the appeal of The Goonies isrosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1059420169690899892003-07-28T12:22:00.000-07:002003-07-28T12:22:49.656-07:00Oh how I would love to make a pilgrimage to the store that sells the contents of all the unclaimed baggage in the country. If you can't make it to Scottsboro, AL you can always shop online.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1059151306819402412003-07-25T09:41:00.000-07:002003-07-25T09:41:46.810-07:00Good thing I'm quitting my state job and moving before Maryland calls it quits and shuts down for good on August 31st. Apparently, Ehrlich actually has a sense of humor.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1059078212574410562003-07-24T13:23:00.000-07:002003-07-24T13:23:32.500-07:00I'm so disappointed that Ed Furlong was not in T3. I guess he was too busy getting drunk and all. In other news, even a terminator can be defeated by a logical paradox, like all robots.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1058902616623714912003-07-22T12:36:00.000-07:002003-07-22T12:38:05.826-07:00Here are some amusing links, in no particular order...
Bacon of the Month Club
Archive of the World's Ugliest Bride's Maid Dresses
Moviepooper
The Dullest Blog in the World
Barbies
rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1058550736149176062003-07-18T10:52:00.000-07:002003-07-18T10:53:59.560-07:00One of the reasons I rarely read fiction is that it is difficult for me to reliably find novels I actually enjoy. Here are a couple of online resources that offer reader advisory services. Whichbook.net allows you to select parameters such as happy or sad to find corresponding books. Gnooks uses the "If you liked this author, you'll probably like this other author." approach. After you find arosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1058458994825770102003-07-17T09:23:00.000-07:002003-07-17T09:23:44.663-07:00The comics in the City Paper this week had two depictions of librarians. In one the librarian is sexy, in the other, anal. As much as I'd like to imagine that I'm the former, reality is far closer to the latter.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1058304889793216002003-07-15T14:34:00.000-07:002003-07-15T14:37:17.440-07:00If, by any chance, you were planning on staying in the Congress Plaza Hotel in Chicago, please don't. They're workers are on strike. Instead, try the Cass Hotel. It is also close in and cheap, but it's union approved.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1057782662926698692003-07-09T13:31:00.000-07:002003-07-09T13:32:06.933-07:00Although I haven't had a chance to read it all myself, I am recommending this essay, written by Jared Diamond the author of Guns Germs and Steel. Which if you haven't already read, you should run to your library right now and check it out. rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1057248910990186742003-07-03T09:15:00.000-07:002003-07-03T09:15:10.986-07:00Instead of being too busy at work to blog, I will be too busy having fun to blog. I'll be back on Wednesday.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-1056741695390174872003-06-27T12:21:00.000-07:002003-06-27T12:21:35.376-07:00An apology to those folks not usine IE and seeing this page all funky or ugly or unusable. Cross-browser compatability checks will come during a time when I'm not too busy to even post...rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-959881112003-06-24T10:57:00.000-07:002003-06-24T11:01:06.000-07:00now you can leave comments, go ahead...rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-959475052003-06-23T08:11:00.000-07:002003-06-23T08:11:34.766-07:00The New York Times, traces the hipster cache of PBR to the Lutz Tavern circa 1999. Talk about getting in on the ground floor.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-958685242003-06-20T10:06:00.000-07:002003-06-20T10:06:17.086-07:00Yes, I am actually too busy to blog...rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-957669782003-06-17T14:01:00.000-07:002003-06-17T14:01:58.000-07:00I'm not quite sure what to make of Goodwill's new auction site. I suspect it is much like the "collector's corner" in thrift stores where random crap is marked up for no apparent reason. I wonder what Al Hoff, creator of the brilliant zine Thrift Score, has to say.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-956300972003-06-13T07:41:00.000-07:002003-06-13T08:04:03.000-07:00So I come home last night and as I'm trying to go to the elevator my way is blocked by a bat swooping through the hallway, yes a bat. I of course haul my ass back outside, and call Animal Control. (Best use of cell phone...ever) While I'm waiting other people are going through the lobby as if a bat is nothing to be concerned about. I must be really bothered by bats, I can't remember the last rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-956006222003-06-12T12:08:00.000-07:002003-06-12T12:08:08.413-07:00I'm putting this on the refrigerator as soon as I get home...Table of Condiments That Periodically Go Bad [via askYahoo]rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-955231502003-06-10T14:48:00.000-07:002003-06-10T14:48:05.316-07:00When I heard of the Ataris' alblum So Long, Astoria, I assumed they were refering to Astoria, Queens, New York. Nope, they are actually huge Goonies fans, they're album has pictures of Astoria, Oregon all over it. I am finding this all very, very weird.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-955178952003-06-10T12:20:00.000-07:002003-06-10T12:20:34.270-07:00You might be from the Pacific Northwest if...yes it's a bit corny, but as someone who's getting more and more homesick, as the moving date approaches, I appreciated it. It's also good to know that I've passed the Are you ready to move to Portland? quiz with flying colors.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-954749582003-06-09T11:37:00.000-07:002003-06-10T08:58:25.000-07:00In related news, I've got my ticket to go home aboard the Empire Builder.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-954749172003-06-09T11:36:00.000-07:002003-06-09T11:36:39.000-07:00Imagine my suprise to see that the Baltimore Sun has a short write-up [scroll down to second item] about the new train service between Portland and Astoria, Oregon. More information from local-er sources can be found here and here.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-953811002003-06-06T11:47:00.000-07:002003-06-06T11:47:55.590-07:00Here are a couple of collections of labor photograpy. LOST LABOR: Images of Vanished American Workers 1900-1980 is historical. While UNSEENAMERICA consists of contemporary photos taken by the workers themselves.
rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-952424992003-06-03T09:20:00.000-07:002003-06-03T09:20:47.186-07:00I went to see the Cowboy Bebop movie last night. Highly recomended.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-952066522003-06-02T13:32:00.000-07:002003-06-02T13:32:26.533-07:00Yes I know there are some maintence issues I need to deal with, RSS, adding comment, etc. I'll get around to them.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-952066342003-06-02T13:31:00.000-07:002003-06-02T13:31:48.963-07:00This Sunday the Baltimore Sun ran an article about thrift shopping. It was pretty incoherent, lacking any general thesis. It made the point that in hard times more people are likely to buy used clothing, sell their old clothing for money or both. Wow! What an amazing insight! At the very end, it goes on to assert that there has been a surge in "theme parties" because of the economic rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-950892052003-05-30T10:42:00.000-07:002003-05-30T10:42:46.050-07:00Has anyone noticed how much Eve and Reese Witherspoon look alike? rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-950890812003-05-30T10:39:00.000-07:002003-05-30T10:39:15.410-07:00Good thing I blogged about the weather yesterday, because it's all changed. Just in time for Baseball.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-950454632003-05-29T11:55:00.000-07:002003-05-29T11:55:44.273-07:00Everyone around here is freaking out because the region has gone thirty days without sunshine. To me it feels like home, and while the Washington Post is counting days with more than 70% cloud cover, those data for Portland are listing measurable precipitation. You can have a day without rain that is still not sunny (how's that for a dis-insperational quote). None of this is keeping me from rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-949919582003-05-28T08:17:00.000-07:002003-05-28T08:17:42.206-07:00Surely you know all about the Visible Human Project, but have you seen Visible Barbie?rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-949919142003-05-28T08:16:00.000-07:002003-05-28T08:16:42.006-07:00When a friend of mine was trying to explain Homestarrunner to me, she sounded just as crazy as when I try to explain Aqua Teen Hunger Force. So I took a look for myself, pure genius!.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-947861882003-05-23T07:16:00.000-07:002003-05-23T07:16:20.263-07:00Now I really wish I had gone to MLA, check out this poster presentation: eBay Sellers' Opinions of "Librarian" Clothes : Frumpy or Bumpy?rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-947480712003-05-22T11:24:00.000-07:002003-05-22T11:26:21.000-07:00If you don't live in Baltimore, you probably haven't had to good fortune to read Emily Flake's brilliant comic Lulu Eightball.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-947001602003-05-21T12:37:00.000-07:002003-05-21T12:37:52.500-07:00Just in case you haven't already heard, Einstein's papers are on the web.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-945945962003-05-19T12:29:00.000-07:002003-05-19T12:32:17.000-07:00Did you know that it's the 6th Annual Hiphop Appreciation Week (May 18th-25th, 2003)? We are advised to upgrade our intake of water and foods that can be prepared by steam. Really, scroll down.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-940053912003-05-08T11:49:00.000-07:002003-05-08T11:49:52.606-07:00I'll be gone for about a week. I'm going to Portland for some interviewing that I'm not gonna jinx by talking aobut it here.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-939461782003-05-07T13:07:00.000-07:002003-05-07T13:07:29.353-07:00Tongue in cheek or not, I just love KittenFilter.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-938114382003-05-05T10:43:00.000-07:002003-05-05T10:43:11.896-07:00This lost hiker was worried about his library books. This lost hiker cut off his own arm!rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-936650972003-05-02T11:32:00.000-07:002003-05-02T11:32:03.130-07:00Tonight, John Waters will be introducting the film I Stand Alone at the Maryland Film Festival.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-936102842003-05-01T12:09:00.000-07:002003-05-01T12:09:08.913-07:00Happy May Day!rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-935503672003-04-30T13:02:00.000-07:002003-04-30T13:02:07.370-07:00Sold in Oregon, Historical Oregon Trademarks is a collection of late nineteenth and early twentieth century products from Oregon and their trademarks. Some favorites are Beaver Brand Prunes, all of the Salmon Labels and Defiance Baking Powder.
rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-934805522003-04-29T11:42:00.000-07:002003-04-29T11:42:27.716-07:00PBS brings us more reality TV goodness with Manor House. I am appalled at how oblivious the upstairs family is to the plight of their servants. Then again, I'm also amazed at some of the servants’ inability to suck it up and deal (with a name like scullery maid, do you think it's going to be a fun job?) The cook's insanity and terrorizing of the kitchen staff is no surprise at all, that rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-934220372003-04-28T14:10:00.000-07:002003-04-28T14:10:54.563-07:00I can't believe how excited I am about the prospect of a new nickel!rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-932484972003-04-25T09:48:00.000-07:002003-04-25T09:48:26.656-07:00This weekend, the American Visionary Arts Museum is sponsoring the 5th annual Kinetic Sculpture Race. Last year was tons of fun rooting for the Grape Stompers [scroll down], this year I'm supporting the giant teapot.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-931978412003-04-24T13:33:00.000-07:002003-04-24T13:33:21.593-07:00I've cleaned up the Library Blog list a bit. I can't possibly hope to be comprehensive, so I'm just listing my favorites. rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-931295432003-04-23T12:18:00.000-07:002003-04-23T12:18:44.000-07:00I find it heartwarnimg that Cuba has a "ministry of hip-hop" that provides a state-run record label and hip-hop magazine, and began supports the annual Cuban Hip Hop festival.
rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-931294622003-04-23T12:16:00.000-07:002003-04-23T12:16:58.130-07:00Apparently, the lure of the TV is much more difficult to resist when one is awake. But then again, Tuesday night is a good TV night. After all, how could I miss 106 and Park, Gilmore Girls, Platinum, Lucky and Howard Stern?rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-930689982003-04-22T14:06:00.000-07:002003-04-22T14:06:22.520-07:00Walmart has shut down Re-code.com which was a site that allowed you to "name your own price" (ala priceline.com) by printing out your own barcodes. What humorless spoilsports.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-930621892003-04-22T11:57:00.000-07:002003-04-22T14:10:10.000-07:00Although not completely buying into the TV-fast idea, I did decide to be more conscientious and habitually turn on the TV as soon as I got home. I looked through the TV guide and since there was nothing I needed to watch, (I was tempted by the three-hour block of Stargate SG1.) I didn't turn it on. Then I promptly fell asleep. I don't know how proud I can be that I took a nap with the TV off rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-930014412003-04-21T13:24:00.000-07:002003-04-21T13:25:49.000-07:00A little post-Easter library fun. Peeps Research.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-929958812003-04-21T11:34:00.000-07:002003-04-21T11:35:12.000-07:00I was going to turn off the television this week. This MetaFilter discussion has emboldened me to say "Screw It!" I don't have to say, "I don't even own a TV." to be cool. I can say, "I don't even own a radio, cd-player or computer." and be much cooler.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-928399782003-04-18T08:09:00.000-07:002003-04-18T08:12:04.000-07:00Easter is this Sunday. This site features eggs decorated to feature each of the fifty states, and the District of Columbia. Learn Pysanky features the obsessively compulsively compelling art also known and Ukrainian eggs.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-927954052003-04-17T12:39:00.000-07:002003-04-17T12:40:45.000-07:00I have no strong feelings one way or the other about supermarket loyalty cards (oddly enough). My father, however, staunchly opposes them, as do these folks.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-927227202003-04-16T09:22:00.000-07:002003-04-16T09:22:49.733-07:00I'm back. I believe that my visit to Fallingwater was my favorite part of my trip.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-919969892003-04-04T10:46:00.000-08:002003-04-04T10:46:55.903-08:00I will be away for a while at the Nemacolin Woodlands in the Laural Highlands, celebrating my maternal grandmother's 90th birthday!rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-919324812003-04-03T11:50:00.000-08:002003-04-03T11:50:12.263-08:00My pedometer readings range from zero (home sick) to ~7,000 regular day to ~12,000 walked home from work.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-919324282003-04-03T11:49:00.000-08:002003-04-03T11:49:05.653-08:00Here are a couple of history links for Oregon and the PNW.
The Pacific Northwest Newspaper Clippings Collection contains a selection of over 13,700 newpaper articles from the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Clippings Collection. The articles were collected and organized in the late 1930's by dedicated historians working for the Works Progress Administration.
Also, the Oregon History Project. Which isrosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-917347992003-03-31T14:15:00.000-08:002003-03-31T14:15:00.466-08:00I got a pedometer and I love it. more later...rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-914355252003-03-26T13:34:00.000-08:002003-03-26T13:34:09.483-08:00Linus Pauling and the race for DNA is a very complete collections of documents and narative about Linus Pauling's part in the discovery of DNA. I especially like the blog-like day-by-day sectionrosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-913686812003-03-25T13:31:00.000-08:002003-03-25T13:31:37.263-08:00Another Lewis & Clark site (done by a medical library)rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-913021672003-03-24T13:31:00.000-08:002003-03-24T13:31:19.326-08:00I am just so happy that Eminem won an Oscar!rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-911457812003-03-21T13:21:00.000-08:002003-03-21T13:21:16.983-08:00Without going into too much background information, my library hosted a gaggle of third graders today. Part of the program involved the students reciting an "Oath of Reading". To present this part of the program, the teacher said "Since we're in a library, celebrating Dr. Seuss, what do you think this oath will be about." I'm sure she was expecting to hear "Reading!" instead, without even rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-910005722003-03-19T09:15:00.000-08:002003-03-19T09:15:28.076-08:00I higly recommend Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice To All Creation.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-910001982003-03-19T09:08:00.000-08:002003-03-19T09:12:17.000-08:00Guess who's birthday it is today? That's right, mine!).rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-909471922003-03-18T13:32:00.000-08:002003-03-18T13:32:36.623-08:00Tonight is the Full Worm Moon.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-908718002003-03-17T11:48:00.000-08:002003-03-17T11:48:11.046-08:00Happy St. Patrick's Day. You'd never guess it from the folks at work, however, nobody's wearing green! I guess it's hard to get up much enthusiasm on a rainy Monday.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-907299222003-03-14T13:08:00.000-08:002003-03-14T13:08:31.483-08:00The Sun also wrote about one of my indulgences, fancy canned tuna.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-906562742003-03-13T09:36:00.000-08:002003-03-13T09:36:45.093-08:00Well the Baltimore Sun wrote an article about local bloggers today. I guess I'm just not cool enough to be mentioned.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-906101952003-03-12T13:52:00.000-08:002003-03-12T13:52:44.153-08:00Someone has put together an excellent collection of found grocery lists. For more found item fun, be sure to check out FOUND Magazine. rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-904823602003-03-10T14:33:00.000-08:002003-03-10T14:33:37.250-08:00Bookworm, the addictive spelling game where you keep your library from burning down, is available for the palm.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-904822142003-03-10T14:31:00.000-08:002003-03-10T14:31:00.530-08:00One more librarian list I forgot about: Library Science Jargon that Sounds Dirty.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-903231972003-03-07T13:47:00.000-08:002003-03-07T13:47:27.200-08:00I stumbled across this list of Songs about Libraries, which reminded me of this list of Librarians in the Movies, this list of Librarians in Comic Strips and of course a list of Librarians in Pornography.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-902606822003-03-06T13:38:00.000-08:002003-03-06T13:38:43.496-08:00The Tard Blog is really funny. Although it may seem mean spirited at first blush, it is in fact, quite touching.rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759846.post-901305612003-03-04T12:35:00.000-08:002003-03-04T12:36:07.000-08:00I saw Miracles, the first time it aired. Then managed to forget all about it until last night. Could it be the next X-files? Skeet Ulrich sure is dreamy.It was eery that the plot hinged on a terrible circus fire that occured in the 1940's. It was discussed as if something like that would never happen now days. Unfortunately, recent night club disasters have proven them wrong.rosenoreply@blogger.com0