Speaking of librarians…
Captain Kirk should have been a librarian
Leave it to Mr. Spock to speak the logical truth.
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Why I am a Librarian
The “Why I’m a Librarian” meme has been going around the library blogosphere, so I thought I would put my two cents in.
Why I Became a Librarian
About a year and a half after I got my bachelor’s degree in business administration, I was struggling to find decent employment and my place in the working world. A very wise man suggested to me that I seek out the services of a career counselor, which I did. After a battery of personality assessment tests, my career counselor went over the results with me. Librarian was one of the top occupations on the list. As surprising as it was to see the word “Librarian” there, the more I thought about it, the more I believed I would enjoy the career. So off to graduate school I went.
Now with photo zoom
For a while now, I’ve been looking for a decent method to display larger photos on this site (some pictures look so much better at larger sizes). I’m using Lightbox, a very nice javascript thumbnail viewer. Pretty slick, huh?
I did go back and add larger versions to quite a few previously posted photos. Some of my favorites include the posts: North Woods Camping, The Butterfly and Aurora over Franklin. I’ll probably add more as time permits.
For you web geeks out there, the Lightbox package is a minimal 302 bytes. It will open the image to full size, or as large as will fit in the user’s browser window. It also degrades nicely if javascript is turned off in the user’s browser.
Winter shadows
Deserted island discs
It was a bit of a long day at work today. When I left and headed for the bus stop it was snowing — again. While waiting and riding on the bus, I listened to one of my favorite albums of all time, U2’s The Joshua Tree. That helped a lot to changed my mood. I thought about how good that albums is, and I was reminded of the old game, Deserted Island Discs. You probably know the drill: If you were castaway on a deserted island, which albums would you choose to have with you?
What better daydream to have in the middle of a cold and snowy wait for the bus, than being stranded in a tropical paradise with great music?
The neti pot
Over the past month or so, I’ve had a sister, two coworkers, and a friend recommend that I try a neti pot to help with my sinus problems. I’ve heard of them before, but I couldn’t get past the idea of pouring liquid into my nostrils and letting it flow out the other side. With some symptoms of the endless cold I had caught still hanging on for dear life, I decided it was time for drastic measures. Several days ago I bought a neti pot.
When I got it home, I took the neti pot out of the box, read the instructions, prepared the solution, and hesitated. Did I REALLY want to pour liquid into my sinus cavities?
Winter walk in the woods
We got a bit of snow last night. It was absolutely beautiful the way it coated all the trees.
Health Care 2.0 and the endless cold
I really don’t like to write “complaint posts” but there is a good part to this story, so I’m going to indulge myself.
I’ve had this cold for three weeks now, and boy am I getting sick of it (pun intended). That’s three weeks of coughing, blocked up sinuses, and a runny nose. Several other people I know have had the same virus (they’ve been sick for a long time too). When it got to be three weeks for me I contacted my doctor’s office, to ask if I should come in and get it checked out. After the on-call nurse assessed me, she didn’t think I needed to come in (no fever or any disgusting symptoms I’d rather not mention here). But the good part of the story is I decided to go online and email my doctor about it.
Electoral Compass
According to Electoral Compass USA, here’s my position on the current political landscape:
Okay, it’s just a 36 question survey, but given Obama’s win in Iowa last night, I thought my results were interesting. Although, if I had to vote today, I’d go for John Edwards. I generally like what Obama has to say, but I am a little concerned about his lack of experience. Should be an interesting race though.
The best music of 2007
2007 was an amazing year for music, one of the strongest in a long time. Consequently, I have quite a lengthy list of favorite albums for the year.
Ryan Adams – Easy Tiger
I thought this was the best album of 2007. I wrote a full review of Easy Tiger when it was released last summer. And for a bonus, check out the EP, Follow the Lights, which Adams also released this year.