(09:00 pm) New Orleans

    I posted this offer on Conservativelib 10 days ago but haven't had any takers yet so I'm putting it out here for anyone interested. Think of it as an adventure on the cheap.

  (08:44 pm) Stuff

    Conservator's birthday was Monday

    Pennyfeather owned a Ford Torino, how cool is that?!

    iTunes purchase today: Better Days - Goo Goo Dolls and Pretty Vegas - INXS

    Here's a list of candidates for Council. Scroll down to see both petition and nominated ones. No links to profiles yet, I think I made a mistake on mine. I should have put www.shush.ws in the library field instead of just SHUSH but I'm sure people will figure it out.

Thursday February 16, 2006

  (09:30 pm) Flag Burning

    John Berry recently ranted in Library Journal about the ineffectiveness of IFFORUM. Granted it is a bit of a pit but its a good place to hone your debating skills if you have a strong stomach.

    Some of my views are considered a little more radical then others. One of them is on flag burning. Personally I hate the idea of amending the Constitution but there should be at least one thing in this country that is sacred. Here's my recent email on it:

Can you burn a cross on someone else's lawn? No. Can a patron walk up to a librarian and ask for a lap dance? No. Can you walk naked down main street? No. Can you walk around saying you plan on killing someone? No.

You can't do any of those things without someone with a badge at some point asking you why you're doing what you're doing. Why? Because what you're doing is sending a message to someone or someones and its not a friendly message.

You can say you hate the government, the President, Congress, apples, pie, eagles, whatever. But when you start lighting fire to the primary symbol of the country you happen to be standing in then you're sending a message and its not a friendly message. And someone with a badge should be able to walk up to you and ask why you're doing what you're doing and might not it be in the best interest of everyone concerned if you don't put it out.

    Seems simple enough to me...

  (08:18 pm) Set Your VCR!

     Its Codrescu from MidWinter and its worth watching! Saturday at 5:45 on BookTV!

Tuesday February 14, 2006

  (08:44 pm) I've Been Meme'd

    Michael Golrick tagged me for a meme (though he might want to consider emailing the people he's tagging when he tags them). Yes, I know I'm not a meme fan but since turning Michael down is like kicking puppies here we go...

Four jobs I've had in my life (other than library) and in chronological order:

I'm going to define jobs as ones involving an actual paycheck, including social security and everything, so we'll skip past the high school years...
1. ConnPIRG - an environmental group that went door to door looking for donations to help clean up The Sound.
2. Security Guard for a company that contracted with various apartment complexes.
3. Night Desk Clerk for hotel/banquet/club
4. Front Desk in an Emergency Room, I don't even remember what it was called but we took their information concerning injury and insurance.

Four movies I could watch over and over:

1. Cannonball Run
2. Nobody's Fool
3. El Dorado
4. Lord of the Rings (animated)

Four places I've lived:

1. Blaine, ME (a 'suburb' of Mars Hill)
2. New Haven, CT
3. Lowell, MA (320 Nesmith St)
4. Lowell, MA (115 Nesmith St)

Four TV shows I love to watch:

1. Good Eats (I'm with Michael, Alton Brown rocks!)
2. Lost
3. Avatar: The Last Air Bender
4. Justice League Unlimited

Four websites I visit daily:

1. The Corner, National Review Online
2. Captain Comics Comics Cave
3. LISNews.org
4. Netflix lately

4 Places I have been on vacation:

1. Las Vegas, NV
2. San Antonio, TX
3. White Mountains, NH (Santa's Village, Storyland, etc.)
4. Birch Point Campground every year for a week, family reunion

Four of my favorite foods:

1. Bit O'Honeys
2. Pizza
3. Cucumber Sandwiches
4. Kentucky Fried Chicken
(I wouldn't combine any of those by the way)

Four places I'd rather be:

1. Birch Point Campground
2. Vegas
3. A bar
4. A very inappropriate answer

Four albums I can't live without:

1. Muppet Movie Soundtrack
2. Kenny Roger's The Gambler
3. Jonny Lang - Lie To Me
4. Three Dog Night - Greatest Hits

Four Vehicles I've Owned

1. 1974 Ford Maverick
2. 1974 Chevy Nova
3. 198? Lincoln Town Car
4. 198? Renault Encore

I'm supposed to tag four folks.... so that's you, you,... you over there, and hey you! No fair running away! Yeah I'm talking to YOU! You're IT!

Sunday February 12, 2006

  (01:27 pm) Muslim Cartoons

    Its seems to me the cartoon that should be shown most is the one the newspaper France Soir made specifically in response to the Muslim outcry. This was the best picture I could find.

"Don't complain, Muhammad, we've all been caricatured here."

  (12:45 pm) Its Snowing In MA

    Apparently that's never happened before because 3 of the 4 networks were wall-to-wall coverage on it, preempting the normal political talking head shows. Fox was nice enough to let me watch FoxNews Sunday but warned of an extra 3-4 hours worth of coverage spread throughout the day.