The Affordable Care Act: Be Prepared

“Be prepared,” advise the Boy Scouts. “Be prepared,” warns Mufasa’s nefarious brother, Scar. “Y’all ready for this?” asks the dance group 2 Unlimited. I come to you today bearing similar sentiments, and while they aren’t accompanied by the cachet of a century of merit badge-earning good deedery, delightful animation, or an infectious musical groove, I … Continue reading →

A Birthday Surprise

It’s official: I have the coolest coworkers in the galaxy (if you’re thinking, “But Han Solo works with Chewbacca, and nobody’s cooler than him,” remember, those guys are in a different galaxy, one far, far away). Today is my birthday, and I came into work expecting little or no fanfare. I was okay with that. … Continue reading →

Crotchety Old Man Rant About Smart Phones By a Young-ish Man

In many ways, I hate smart phones. They’re time suckers. They offer constant temptation for distraction. They’re largely used in the name of staying socially connected, but they too often lead their users to mentally check out of social situations that are happening right in front of their faces (well, behind the phones that are … Continue reading →

Have Some Celery With Your Chocolate: Philosophy and Pop Culture Collide

We’re only one day away from the first of the final eight episodes of Breaking Bad, a show I recently declared in this space to be one of my personal favorite shows ever. I’m pumped. I’m amped. I’m geeked. Because I’m so geeked, and because I’m something of a geek, I’ve been geeking out this … Continue reading →

The Wackier Side of the Shelf Life

One of the main things I aim to accomplish in this space is to give my gentle readers a glimpse into what exactly it is I do here in library land. The response I most often get when I tell someone I’m a librarian is “What do you do all day?”, which narrowly edges out … Continue reading →