Know anyone in the Chicago area looking for a lit class at a community college? I found this on the Newpages blog and just had to cross-post. The syllabus makes me want to take the class myself! ——————————————- Dear folks– I want to ask you to let friends know about the Gay & Lesbian Lit […]
A collection of ALA policy applicable to issues related to virtual membership. ALA Policy 6.3.2 Policy Functions As noted in the ALA Constitution, Article VI, and the Bylaws, Article VII, three bodies — Council, the divisions, and the membership — have authority to determine and act for ALA in matters of policy. ALA Policy 4.5 […]
In terms of changing ALA, particularly in the area of virtual participation, I am personally committed to working along multiple tracks: Supporting others who want to work inside the belly of the beast: that would include my strong, hearty endorsement of ALA Council candidates Aaron Dobbs and Chris Harris Participating as a member of the […]
My essay “Chow” is in the fall issue of Gastronomica, pictured here. Gastronomica‘s website doesn’t show it yet, but I’m bursting with pride so here you are. Yes, that is Freud holding a weenie. Sometimes a Hebrew National is just a Hebrew National. That makes three essays this year: “David, Just as he was,” in […]
My new shed Originally uploaded by freerangelibrarian I’ve found my shed! O.k…. perhaps not really… but this would make a great writer’s workshop. Makes me wonder what the Hyatt does with these between holidays. We had a great time in Savannah, including meals at Garibaldi’s and The Olde Pink House. The first time I’ve had […]
Cleaning the Laptops Originally uploaded by freerangelibrarian I’m always good for a meme, especially one this silly. and yet oddly easy to do. Happy Thanksgiving! Bookmark to:
I tried embedding this video, but that seemed to have problems. So do follow this link, which captures how I feel. I’m happy to do charades in the living room until the studios agree to be fair to their writers. (And what a great example of why writing matters!) … Oh and then there’s this […]
My email is still acting up, FaceBook is being a Grinch, and Amazon wants to charge for blogs. All that tsuris aside, I have a lot to say thanks for: Health, which we don’t appreciate until it’s challenged. Happy family life (uh, ditto). A good job at a place where people like and trust each […]
For the last three weeks I’ve been the perfect candidate for a high-quality ebook reader, such as the Kindle that Amazon debuted today. As I crisscrossed the country — Tallahassee/NorCal/Tallahassee/Denver/Chicago/Tallahassee/Atlanta/Panama-City — I lived in the rarefied world of the highly-connected business traveler, my small body bristling with smartphones, Bluetooth headsets, teensy high-powered wifi-enabled laptops, iPods, […]
I’ve been asked why I prefer LibraryThing to Shelfari. Here’s why: because Shelfari is run by dirtbags. Brian over at Laughing Librarian links to a post on LibraryThing’s Thingology blog that spells out why you should avoid Shelfari, a LibraryThing knockoff that when you sign up will attempt to spam your email contacts six feet […]