June 25, 1953
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View ArticleDewey, Your Time Has Come
All good things must come to an end, right? Friday Night Lights came to an end. The Beatles came to an end. And in all likelihood, this planet will come to an end. Thankfully, all things had a good...
View ArticleAcademic Libraries and the First-Year Experience (More Dewey, Too)
My post on ditching Dewey garnered some attention on the bastion of completely sane and open-minded opinions that is Reddit. I shouldn’t be surprised that nearly everyone thinks the bookstore model is...
View ArticleLibraryThing as an Integrated Library System
One of the challenges I’ve had in overhauling the school library is bring the space up to the 21st century on a shoestring budget. This has forced me to differentiate needs from wants, prioritize, and...
View ArticleMe vs. Mountain Dew: The Ongoing Battle For My Soul
Some people drink alcohol. Others smoke cigarettes. Illegal substances are enjoyed by many. And bless their hearts, there are people who do it all. Me, though, I don’t do any of it. Never have....
View ArticleFootloose and Debt Free
The other day, I reached, what some might call, a milestone: I paid off remainder of my student loan. Not my undergraduate loan–I paid that off a few years ago–but rather my graduate loan. Seeing as I...
View ArticleNo Soda In October (Day 1)
Soda, it has been real. We’ve had a relatively joyous run together. I’ll never forget my first Tropical Fantasy, back in the 90s when a giant bottle cost something like 50-cents; I’d hammer those home...
View ArticleNo Soda In October (Day 15)
Yesterday marked two weeks since I last had a soda. A few thoughts: I thought I would be sleeping better since giving up all that sugar and caffeine but if anything, I have slept worse. I wake up...
View ArticleNo Soda In October (31 Days)
I’m not out of the woods yet, but after today, I will have not had a soda for the entire month of October and for me, that is a pretty big deal. Some thoughts: I am finally starting to sleep better...
View ArticleTom Brady or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Witness History
Tom Brady and I are the same age. In fact, we both share August birthdays; Brady’s is on the 3rd while mine is on the 16th. That is about where our similarities end, although our 5.28 40-yard dash...
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