Five Years and Ten Months
I reached a new milestone this month. A minor one in the grand scheme of things, but one worthy of a few remarks nonetheless. This month marks my longest t...
Personal
Thoughts on Growing Up
It ‘tis the season for graduations, and this year my nephew is graduating from high school. My sister-in-law created a memory book—”a surprise Book of Advice...
As a Cog in the Election System: Reflections on My Role as a Precinct Election Official
I may nod off several times in composing this post the day after election day. Hopefully, in reading it, you won’t. It is a story about one corner of democra...
With Gratitude for the NISO Ann Marie Cunningham Service Award
During the inaugural NISO Plus meeting at the end of February, I was surprised and proud to receive the Ann Marie Cunningham Service award. Todd Carpenter, ...
Reflections on “Responsibilities of Citizenship for Immigrants and our Daughter”
Eighteen years ago, on Friday, September 7th, 2001, I was honored to be asked to participate in a naturalization ceremony for 46 new citizens of the United S...
Want to buy a can opener?
This has to be among the weirdest pieces of unsolicited mail I've ever received. Nigerian prince? That is so yesterday. Virtual pharmacy? Too much effort...
Happy to Announce that I’m Joining Index Data
Index Data posted an announcement on their blog about how I will be joining them next month. Confirmed! I'll be working on the open source library serv...
Seeking new opportunity in library technology
Dear Colleagues, Know of someone looking for a skilled library technologist? The funding for my position at LYRASIS will run out at the end of June, and I a...
Rocks and Roles
Rebecca has rocks in her head and they are not coming out. This will not be a post on library technology.
Passion Quilt Meme: Take Time to Wonder
I found this meme via Karen Schneider's entry. Although I wasn't explicitly tagged, I thought it was interesting enough to add an entry to the meme's Flikr...
How US Airways Became My Airline-of-Last-Resort (And Why You Should Never Fly With Them, Too)
I will never fly U.S. Airways again, if I have a choice. A competing airline's ticket is going to have to be substantially more expensive for me to even con...
Same Cubicle, New Title, New Challenges
Here is a bit of personal news to report. Tom Sanville, OhioLINK's executive director, announced today that I am changing roles at OhioLINK. Here is what h...
Child Rearing Through HTTP Status Codes
Long time readers of DLTJ know that I rarely post commentary outside the realm of disruptive library technology to this blog, much less reflections of person...