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Some admittedly date back to last week but they are among the things that have caught my interest over the last 10 days or so:
I’ve used the Google translate feature on a couple occasions but never thought about the flip side. Hence, I found this is very cool, although I have no idea how […]
Travel to and attendance at the AILA annual conference leads to consecutive marginalia postings rather than anything more substantive:
Why is it that the TSA personnel at the Sioux Falls airport consistently include some of the most unpleasant people I’ve encountered in any air travel? Also on a travel note, USA Today has a rather […]
Distracted by a tough week that comes on top of a hectic four weeks, a short compilation of some notes from the week:
Just what I needed to hear 24 hours after two of my kids arrived in Spain for a two-week tour. 15 Things Kurt Vonnegut Said Better Than Anyone Else Ever Has Or […]
Catch-up items from what was a very hectic last seven days:
Probably a good thing they were Buddhists. Crawdaddy, one of the music magazines I grew up with, is now an on-line publication after a several decade absence. (Via.) I might have appreciated this article on SF writers without the references to them being “deviant” […]
I’m not sure who comes up with these things but since today is Bob Dylan’s birthday is is also apparently Talk Like Bob Dylan Day. (Via.) Does anyone else find it somewhat disheartening that more bachelor’s degrees are awarded every year in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies than in all foreign languages and […]
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