I’ve been the moderator of a library listserv for about ten years. I check the Pending queue a couple of times a day for messages that should go through but were stopped for one reason or another, and discard messages that are spam. Once a quarter I send out a super warm and polite BestContinueContinue reading “The scoop behind the poop on the listserv”
Category Archives: Politically Incorrect Librarian
When librarians dream big
This is what I dreamed last night. I was on a web development competition team with Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and a few other men. I was the only woman and the only librarian. Google doesn’t hire many librarians, it’s a cultural thing. And many traditional library schools have taken “library” out of their namesContinueContinue reading “When librarians dream big”
My take on Trump: Fall 2019
Four years ago, I was a hardcore, left wing, news junky. I watched morning news and nightly news and news satire on the late night shows and listened to NPR whenever I was in the car. I considered it my patriotic duty to stay informed. I loved Brian Williams and John Stuart interchangeably and consideredContinueContinue reading “My take on Trump: Fall 2019”
On gender, so far
I came of age on MSU’s campus in the early 1990s when Women’s Studies was still a thing. In fact, it became its own major while I was matriculating. I minored in it. Women’s Studies was mainly run by lesbians, and dominated, at least in Lansing, by the thinking of separatists. I was very comfortableContinueContinue reading “On gender, so far”
My thoughts on Donald Trump
Everyone who knows me personally knows how I feel about Donald Trump. But I think we’ve reached a point where the seriousness of his campaign can no longer be overlooked and we must each be willing to take a public stand. I was gentle on Facebook. A couple of months ago I made my profileContinueContinue reading “My thoughts on Donald Trump”
A Genuine Math Fizzle
I once took a competency exam in math as a requirement to enter a leading U.S. teacher’s school and scored 100%. Keep that in mind, it will be important later. Last week I was approached by a staffer at the Michigan Library Association, our state’s professional organization, who was fishing for “strong public speakers whoContinueContinue reading “A Genuine Math Fizzle”
Seriously? You’re going to fire me over that?
Earlier, I blogged about working for Greenpeace in high school. There was one thing I didn’t mention because in that long-ago time of 2008 I was embarrassed by this. Recently, though, I’ve had a change of heart about this particular aspect of working for Greenpeace and as I have a captive audience in you IContinueContinue reading “Seriously? You’re going to fire me over that?”
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