Here in LA

Today I’m in Monroe, LA, attending a class at the Louisiana Library Association meeting. You will become even more jealous when I tell you that, here in the Holiday Inn—the best hotel in Monroe, LA—, where the conference is taking place, there is a free cocktail hour where you can get two cocktails for free. [...]

The Librarian Comes Out of the Closet (and bores the crap out of you)

A colleague, Re Mishra, in Houston, wonders, in a comment, if the term “train” is acceptable for use with humans. In fact, I learned in a class, taught by Rita Vine at Computers in Libraries, that training is done only if the trainee has a vested interest in making the trainer happy, making it evident [...]

Poor Me

Nothing good ever happens to me. Everyone says this, of course. But, honestly, I don’t believe them, nor do I particularly care unless their misfortune somehow affects me. If you feel the same way, you’ll not want to read further since nothing I have to say will interest you. However, if you are a sucker [...]