http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ldfs/semblance/ Bits and pieces put together en-us 2009-04-17T12:49:21-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ldfs/semblance/176739.html There is a lot of twittering going on out there. I guess now that Oprah is tweeting (with nearly 120,000 followers after posting her first tweet only 4 hours ago), Twitter has officially become mainstream (you just can't get any... ldfs 2009-04-17T12:49:21-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ldfs/semblance/165046.html I've never wanted to be older than my current age. While the other girls were pining for the day they'd be old enough to wear make-up and shave their legs, I worried about getting old enough to have to pay... ldfs 2009-02-05T14:17:47-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ldfs/semblance/157445.html Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It heralds the arrival of winter, which I love, and even if the day after it is undoubtedly the most unabashedly capitalistic one on the calendar, the holiday itself has managed to remain relatively free... ldfs 2008-12-01T13:45:06-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ldfs/semblance/156946.html After just over six months of carlessness, I am now the proud co-owner (along with my husband and the bank) of a brand new, "tidewater blue" 2009 Honda Fit. Not my actual car, but looks exactly like it. (courtesy of... ldfs 2008-11-26T09:34:26-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ldfs/semblance/143289.html No, this is not going to be a commentary on Sarah Palin and her dishonest claims to have nobly stood up against pork barrel spending on unnecessary building projects that use taxpayers' money to benefit only a few people on... ldfs 2008-09-18T12:07:46-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ldfs/semblance/140819.html Although I have lived in Minneapolis or its suburbs my entire life (with interludes in Poughkeepsie, New York; Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Edinburgh, Scotland for schooling), I have never understood the whole "Minneapolis vs. St. Paul" thing that most people... ldfs 2008-09-05T15:30:03-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ldfs/semblance/137412.html Between various work-related trips and vacations, I have been away from home for almost an entire month. I just realized that during that time, I have been to the three largest U. S. American cities: New York, Los Angeles, and... ldfs 2008-07-31T23:03:17-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ldfs/semblance/133333.html I'm currently in Los Angeles, attending the annual conference of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the American Library Association, otherwise known in the local parlance as "the RBMS Pre-Conference" (the "pre" refers to the fact that it precedes... ldfs 2008-06-26T13:44:24-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ldfs/semblance/124425.html This seems to be my month for medical adventures! Unfortunately, my most recent one was of a more direct and personal nature than the one recounted a few weeks ago. It seems that my gall bladder decided, without warning or... ldfs 2008-04-23T13:55:16-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ldfs/semblance/120900.html About fifteen years ago or so, we began noticing some odd things about my father. An avid skier all his adult life, his friends noticed he suddenly seemed to be having balance and coordination problems on the slopes. My mother... ldfs 2008-04-03T17:40:52-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ldfs/semblance/105150.html Apparently, Fox News thought this story was worth covering. I guess the bombings in Iraq, the Academy Award nominations, and election year politics were no longer holding the interest of Fox's audience. Hmmm. (via MNspeak)... ldfs 2008-01-24T16:31:52-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ldfs/semblance/104281.html I have crossed over to the dark side. I have joined the ranks of thousands of Tay Zonday and Jessica Rose wannabes around the world who have been lured by the bright lights (pixels?) and the promise of fame and... ldfs 2008-01-18T14:49:52-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ldfs/semblance/103249.html 2) I Love Winter . . .Especially when it is snowing outside, like it is now. Apparently, this is the snowiest December in the Twin Cities since 2000. It's enough to give you some hope that George Bush and the... ldfs 2007-12-28T11:30:25-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ldfs/semblance/103248.html 1) Napping Makes Me Sick. I haven't been able to find an explanation for this, despite prodigious Googling. If I fall asleep during the day, I wake up feeling like something even the cat wouldn't drag in. Typical sensations are... ldfs 2007-12-28T11:02:48-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ldfs/semblance/100901.html The solstice may still be three weeks away, but it's December and there's a fresh blanket of snow on the ground (with a couple more inches expected tomorrow), so in my book, it is officially Winter. About a year and... ldfs 2007-12-03T15:36:36-06:00