Parents Photo Faves

I know I'm biased, but I've entered my little girl's picture in a contest at Parents' Magazine. If you think she's cute, click the link below and vote for her! Come on, you know you want to...
Parents Photo Faves

Mary Page's Baptism

Our little girl has finally been brought into the flock. She was baptized on Oct 30, 2010 at Chatfield in her mother's own baptismal gown. We are so pleased!

My Cutie Kewpie Doll!

Time has flown! Last week our daughter turned eight months old. Although infants change a lot over the course of their babyhood, one thing has remained consistent: she has ALWAYS resembled a classic Kewpie doll! However, at this time she particularly echoes the doll because of her size and shape. Judge for yourself--she even has the little topknot curl!

Oddly funny or funnily odd?

Found today: online comic strip "Hark! A Vagrant" by Canadian historian-turned-humorist Kate Beaton. Sometimes headscratchingly funny. Where else can you read illustrated humor featuring Nicola Tesla, Robert Peel, and the Headless Horseman all in one place?

I LOVE this sort of thing!

The Times Online has a link to this fantastic website that posts global information on a world map. Check out International Number Ones (Because Everyone is Good at Something). Spoiler Alert: the US is number one in Serial Killers.

Slimer Revisted at the NY Public Library

For all you folks that remember the '80s with a little fondness, the group Improv Everywhere has restaged "Ghostbusters" at the NY Public library. Lots of pictures and some memories!

Edible Book Festival!

Though they began this festival after my graduation from the program, as an alumna of the UT Graduate School of Library & Information Science (now known as the iSchool), I still follow some of the quirkier events. The Edible Book Festival is one of them. What a way to eat your words! Some look truly appetizing. Others, just clever. Nonetheless, they make great browsing! Check it out!

Librarians After My Own Heart

Having not worked in a public library for almost 10 years, I am thankful that I don't have to deal with the not so fun aspects of library work (angry ranters, disgusting mess cleanup). However I've truly missed the serendipitous encounters with odd books. Two librarians in Michigan can help fill that void with their blog “Awful Library Books.” For anyone who thinks all books are sacrosanct, remember, sometimes you’ve just gotta toss the trash to make room for treasure. Yes, bad books do exist.