Well, what does this have to do with libraries? Let’s see … librarians need coffee and so they care about which Starbucks are closing
Anyway, the list of Starbucks that are closing is now available and it looks like here in PA we’re not losing any stores!
[update] The full list is out and [...]

For the last presentation of my first SLA, I got to hear William Jones author of Keeping Found Things Found talk about Personal Information Management (PIM).
William decided to change the title of his talk - and made us all giggle “The world is at my doorstep … and the house is a mess: putting our [...]

I am certainly not someone who is very green - but I do try to do my part. I recycle at home and grow my own herbs and try to shop at the farmers market when possible. The best way I can go green is to not print handouts for the classes I [...]

It’s tax time so I’ve got another tip to add to this morning’s. Another tip from Jenkins Law Library - this time from RayAna who points us to a great article on Yahoo! Finance about overlooked tax deductions. One example:
4. Student loan interest paid by Mom and Dad. Until recently, if parents paid [...]

Well, Nikki at the Jenkins Law Library has a great tip to save you some headaches. Because of the new Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), those who file before February 11th may have their returns rejected:
If you are like me then you already have your taxes e-filed and you are waiting for your refund. [...]

I don’t know if these books are any good, but I do know that I know nothing of taking “good” photographs. This series of books listed on Amazon, sounds like it might be pretty interesting … maybe one of my local libraries will get it and I can check it out
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There is a federal no-call list, now there is an organization devoted to stopping those junk catalogs from making it into your mailbox.
Catalog Choice is a free service that allows you to decide what gets in your mailbox. Use it to reduce your mailbox clutter, while helping save natural resources.
[via LISNews]

Darlene Fichter added a new quote to her Facebook page - and I just love it!!!
If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.
– General Eric Shinseki, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
Awesome!

We all talk about change, but what encourages you to push through the pain and fear associated with change? I have a song by the Indigo Girls that got me through a lot of tough times when I was younger and has stuck with me through the years. The song is The Wood [...]

So, in addition to working full time and going for my MLIS, my husband I have decided to put our house on the market and move. We have a realtor coming next weekend to do a market analysis. So this weekend I’m finishing homework and scrubbing the house. I promise I’ll be [...]

Last week I told you all that Week 1 = Panic Week - well as it turns out all of that panicking isn’t good for you - so this week I’m sick!! I tried going to work yesterday, but that didn’t stick - now I’m sicker Just a quick personal update so you [...]

This happened last term too - the first week is what I’m going to call “Panic Week”. The term started on Monday and I’ve been running around like a Chicken with it’s head cut off trying to get into the swing of things - I’ll probably be quiet for a bit - but I [...]

Sarah at LibrarianInBlack reminds us that Daylight Savings Time is changing this year. I knew this was coming - but for some reason I thought that we had another year so I welcome the reminder. Here’s what you need to know:
This change is due to the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
The bill amends [...]

I hope everyone had a fun night last night and starts off the new year on a good note!

David has tagged me! There is a new meme going around and this time I have to list 5 things you didn’t know about me — this is a hard one.

My absolute favorite song is about dealing with change by the Indigo Girls. The song title is “The Wood Song” and my friends and [...]

Today my husband and I threw a holiday party for our families. Everyone came here and we cooked a feast. My mother and husband gave me a new digital camera. I got the FujiFilm E900 - and I must say it’s much better than my old Fuji. I took a bunch [...]

I submitted my last final last night. That means that term #1 is over - 3 more to go. I have a break between now and January 8th (when term 2 starts) but it won’t be much of a break. I have a ton of holiday traveling and entertaining and shopping and [...]

Yep - that’s right - it’s time for me to finish up my first term. If you don’t see me writing for the next week - that’s why.

I am so sorry for the outage over the last few days. I was upgrading Wordpress and then had some issues with my host. I’m in the market for a new host for 2 sites if anyone knows of a good one. I’d like 2 domains on one account.

I want a new digital camera. As you can see by my pics from the 2 conferences my camera’s not so good with the dark places. I see some great pictures take in the same rooms I was in - and I just want to know what cameras you’re all using and happy [...]

In the last 2 weeks:

I’ve been on 8 planes
Spent at least a half hour in 5 states
Been on 3 different airlines
Sat in front of 2 kicking brats
Had to listen to 3 screaming children (on airplanes)

Now it’s time for me to catch up on homework - cause I’ve finished 0 assignments.

Don’t Miss the Joint SLA and MLA Holiday Party Featuring Silent Auction. This benefits SLA Knower Fund and Children’s Book Drive. on Thursday, December 7, 2006 at the Jenkins Law Library, 833 Chestnut East Building at 9th and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia.
For more info visit the SLA Philadelphia Chapter website.
I’m posting this [...]

I just got a great comment from someone at work. She added me to her buddy list yesterday and today she said to me “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that you’re a good person to have on my buddy list - you just have such a wealth of knowledge to share.” [...]

I just got off the phone with my mother. I pick up the phone and she says “Why is it that I have 2 of the smartest children in the world in one house and they aren’t making 1.5 billion dollars?” Now, I’m in the middle of fighting with DIALOG Web (which by [...]

Here’s my morning routine - or maybe I should go backwards and explain my evening and weekend routine first. On evenings and weekends I catch up on my blog reading. If I have some time I will stumble a bit. Every time I read a post or find a link that I [...]