…since the day of a marathon passing just a few blocks from my house, will be a day to stay in, or be out of town.
Archive for » July 6th, 2005«
When News Breaks, We Bust It.
Newsbreakers looks like a fun group. They infiltrate local on-the-scene reports and generally make fools of themselves on camera to make some sort of political statement. (The one at the bottom of the homepage is from my hometown of Rochester, NY.)
Lyrics and digital reference
Have you ever scanned and delivered song lyrics in response to an online reference question? If so, you might be interested in this analysis on the copyright implications from LibraryLaw Blog.
Latest article avaiable
My latest article “A Library Policy for Public Wireless Internet Access” is now available on WebJunction.
Blues on the Rocks

Last night I was at Red Rocks to participate in the annual appearance of Blues Traveler. Opening acts were The Wallflowers and Boulder-based The Motet. (I ordered their latest CD this morning.) I wish I’d brought my camera as I was in row nine just to stage right from the sound boards. Here’s the best I could do with my Treo in the way of a picture. (Effect generated with the Polaroid-o-nizer.)
RE: Starbucks & Dylan
In response to my question about whether people will go into Starbucks just to buy the new Bob Dylan CD, my brother said:
FYI, I will be going to Starbucks for the Dylan CD. It will be the first time in a Starbucks, and probably the last.
One problem fixed
Well, the folks at Blogger never responded to my query about the odd bit of CSS that was automatically being inserted into posts which broke my layout. So, I finally changed the layout to overcome the problem. You may not notice much of a difference but now the posts do not wrap underneath the menu on the right. Oh well…
NYS Loves Libraries
New York is offering a “Love Your Library” license plate. The most amusing part of this online press release is the complete lack of an image of the plate. “To have a JPG of the Love Your Library emailed to you, please contact the DMV Communications office at 518-473-7000.”
Disappearing liberties
Here’s a mug that when you add hot liquid, some of your liberties disappear.
via the Unemployed Philosophers Guild
LISWiki
I’m not the first person to blog the new LISWiki, and I do think it’s a great idea. I do wonder about some of the initial entries however. Specifically “Festschrift” and “Marxist Literature “. Is there a point to these entries that I’m missing?

