Ian Bogost wrote a really interesting article in The Atlantic which raises some very good points about the automation of data and our near-religious beliefs in computers and algorithms:The world is more a hastily stitched patchwork and far less seamlessly constructed than we might believe, then it really shows the value of librarians and the value…

I am providing a link to the screen shot I wish to share with my class, because Canvas doesn’t provide a way to insert a link into a post from your computer. Seriously. I can look for one on flickr that has a Creative Commons license, or use my web cam, because???  Anywaaaaay, here’s the…

 Searched for images that are similar to this brass dog in Google Images by uploading the file directly from my computer. The first five results were links to my own web page, indexed under each one of the tags I gave it. The rest were similar in color and material, but none of them were…

The PTA is having a silent auction next month, so I’m making a few things to donate to it. The school’s mascot is a cheetah and paws are everywhere. I decided to etch some copper with scaled-down versions of the school’s iconic paw print sticker. I like to use wax sheets that were originally designed…

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Part of my degree program includes creating an e-portfolio showcasing my accomplishments in different aspects of librarianship. Two of them are advocacy and collaboration. I think I will use my work with New Hampshire Library Association as part of my portfolio. In case you are not familiar with NHLA, they are a wonderful group comprised…

This year my New Year’s resolutions include some very specific fitness goals. Some background: About three years ago I finally had the time to get in really good shape. My youngest child was in school full time and I had not yet transitioned back to work. This reflective time was conducive to transformations.

This is a plug for my hosting company, Just Host. I had to call support after some spam bots ran wild all over my pages. I was expecting it to take forever, but I was off the phone in less than five minutes. Because I was off the phone so fast, I had some free…