There were lines all day at the County Courthouse, though the line I was in moved along pretty quickly. Early voting FTW!! Equinox has two positions for developers. Equinox FTW!! The first-ever Evergreen conference has been announced, for next May 20-22. Evergreen FTW!! Other than that it’s been a wild, bucking day of checklists and […]
That’s a long title but this won’t be a long post, because I’m trying to drag my tired body to exercise before it gets really nasty out. I don’t talk about national politics much on this blog, and it’s not because I don’t have well-formed opinions; it could be that I have too many of […]
On November 11, Veterans Day, Kore Press will release Powder, an anthology that “brings us poetry and personal essays from 19 women who have served in all branches of the United States military.” I am one of those 19 women, and this anthology will feature my essay “Falling In.” (I spent 8 years in the […]
Nothing spells Labor Day like a CostCo cheesecake? Though the snacks were particularly toothsome today… right down to mini-sundaes with brownies, ice cream, and chocolate syrup. The damage to our roof and bathroom ceiling turned out to be relatively minimal. We had a tiny hole in the roof repaired for $100, and we have about […]
First, do you live in or around Tallahassee, and use T-Mobile? I ask because I could go on a corporate cell phone (which would be a nice thing, all said) but I’m unclear how good T-Mobile is here in town. Second, Ninth Letter noted that I am a contributor “forthcoming in Fall/Winter 2008,” which pleaseth […]
I’ve had a very full week in many ways… got back to Tallahassee 11 p.m. Friday (detoured through Vidalia for a library visit), on Saturday afternoon conducted a creative nonfiction workshop (excellent turnout!) at Leon County library, plunged into piles and piles of work, went to Cairo yesterday to visit the Roddenbery Library (listening to […]
I’ve been on this car-purchasing odyssey, made wild and crazy because it’s the summer when people will do irrational things to purchase fuel-efficient vehicles, including paying way above reasonable street value. I changed tactics to a new car late in the game, when I could not find a used Honda that met my specifications through […]
I am having a blissfully good time in my new job as Community Librarian for Equinox, and just spent a grand time in Idaho talking about open source — a session that was taped, and when it is online will unfortunately reveal, in a shameful moment, that I am unclear about exactly where Idaho is […]
Over at the Equinox blog I was writing about (in re library software, open source and all that) putting the dogma in the kennel… which I have been trying to do with car purchases as well. I am realizing that I really just want someone to issue me a car. It’s a big purchase, it’s […]
I just finished a long post about pie and software, which trashes my assertion that I’d keep my Equinox posts short-short-short, yessiree! I think reading stuff I didn’t agree with, in a post that invoked me of all things as a source, got me spinning like a top. Meanwhile, some have asked me about my […]