Archive for September, 2008
I’ve been thrashing about for ideas on how to explain this whole mess, and think I’ve got a decent analogy. Let’s see how it looks written down.
You have, in your wallet, $20 in cash and a $2000 check for services rendered. You have $2020 in exchangable notes aka money.
You discover that the check-writer has gone [...]
I’ve seen a few more cases of taser… you know, some of it wasn’t meant to be abuse, but it sure turned out that way.
The problem is that tasers have been identified as “safe” tools. Far too many operational regs have the use of taser authorized for response to verbal resistance. In other words, “no, [...]
Recently, I applied for a position as Distance Learning Librarian for a college. (Still hunting, sigh. though there are some hopeful indicators. Anyway…) In many ways, this sort of position is on one of the cutting edges of librarianship and library service, and I’m going to meander about that point.
First, let’s point out the unknown [...]
I’ve avoided this subject because of the pain. Last time I posted I was very hopeful – so many interviews, many that looked GOOD… I got told “no” by every single one of the places at which I’d interviewed all on the same dark Thursday.
Yeah, I know, it happens. But all at once, all at [...]
I’ve been trying to figure out why Palin was selected. I’ve now read enough I have a theory, and I’d like to share.
I’ve said for quite some time that the GOP is supported by three legs – the corporatists, the nativists, and the dominionists. I’ve also said that in selection of a candidate the first [...]
