Watched:  02/20/2019 Format:  a very, very old DVD Viewing:  8th or 9th Decade:  1990's In February 2019 I was about 9 months p...

On Sunday the 7th I jumped an aeroplane and headed to Salt Lake City for a conference and meetings at the University of Utah Libraries. ...

I may not have a life, but I do have a fulltime job.  I like it.  Good gig.  Sometimes it requires travel. Months ago and far apa...

The project I'm on at work is a joint partnership between Northwestern and Indiana Universities, and while I've been to Chicago ...

So, on June 2nd I flew out from Austin to Bozeman, Montana to attend a conference.  I never tack vacation days onto my work trips, but thi...

For the next week, I am in Bozeman, Montana on a work trip.  Big conference.  And if noir has taught me anything, we will all wear matchi...

There's a bit of a travel season in Library-land, and it started this week (for me).  This week was a 72 hour turn around to Stanf...

About thirty minutes into Tower (2016) , I realized that the soundtrack to the film included the ever-present sound of cicadas, a tree-d...

For a two day conference that starts Monday morning. Just, you know, something that is happening.

Your fearless blogger amongst the tomes of Long Hall So, the reason I went to Ireland was to attend a conference called "Open Rep...

Well, I am in Ireland.  No idea what that means for posting this week. I'll be in Dublin til I fly out Friday.  So.  Yes.  Work stuff....

Travelling for work is strange.  Especially once you get into a job where you travel regularly.  The romance of travel fades away, and, air ...

Waller Creek runs alongside and through the University of Texas campus.  At all points, it's been left alone, one of the few place...

This week I was in Houston for a short conference at which I presented.  A nice, friendly little conference we have once a year with fo...

So, a while back I scheduled myself to be at a conference at the University of Houston.  It's a small, local conference and importan...

I admit to not having watched too many/ any of the classic Spencer Tracy/ Katherine Hepburn pairings.  It's not that I don't lik...

Pal JuanD sent me this video. I'm sharing it because it's a really, really good glimpse into the problems I work on every day at wo...

Tonight I went and saw Enter the Dragon at the Alamo Ritz with Juan, CousinSue, Amy and Jason.  if you're never seen this Bruce Lee veh...

Fortunately for me, my class extended it's timeline by a few days without adding any additional content, and so I was able to finish las...

It's May, and that means I'm once again helping to run the conference my organization throws every year. Really, tomorrow is sort ...