Rules for papers (it’s always simpler than students think): ——-snip——- It’s not so much a rule as it is a peeve, but one thing I’d add to that list is “I HATE MICROSOFT WORD.” It’s a bulky, clumsy, ugly program that lards files with so much crap and distracts writers with so many useless geegaws […]

All right, it’s the “knock the bitch up” contest: Must. Get. Pregnant. Need. Reason. To. Buy. This. Shirt. (Edited to give credit where credit’s due: ’twas the apostropher who gave me the link.) ————– it is a cool shirt at least.

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Adam, Dog, and Cat: And the cat didn’t care one way or the other. ——— nice punchline.

The New York Times > Books > Between Truth and Lies, An Unprintable Ubiquity: “One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much [bull]. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted. Most people are rather confident of their […]

Pop.: 1 Plus 5,000 Volumes : Across the Great Plains, towns that have long since lost their schools, their banks and all hope of a future still keep their little libraries going. Volunteers open them for a few hours a week, waiting for readers to come down deserted Main Streets. Nearly 30% of the nation’s […]

retroCRUSH: The World’s Finest Pop Culture Site: BLOGS It’s a sad day when a gothic kid with an online diary written in his parent’s basement is given the same journalistic integrity as Fox News. Seeing Political Blog commentary during the debates like, “KERRY IZ A FAG LOL” just doesn’t quite do the job.

Blog Bib: A comprehensive resource about the blogging phenomenon has been put together by Susan Herzog a librarian at Eastern Connecticut State University. Blog Bib includes links to studies, research, articles and interviews. Information about blogging tools and the technology and how the technology is being used by librarians…. ——— could be useful

Animal Planet :: Puppy Bowl :: puppies, dogs, pet adoption —— i think that i may have missed a great cultural event.