The vast majority of people I talk to who have recently started blogs all seem to say the same thing: “I don't really like blogs but I decided to give it a shot.” This instinctive reaction against blogs is interesting – why is there a natural resistance to blogs? (Going way back to entry one […]
Even though it rained off and on, Shea and I had a great day at the Kitchener-Waterloo's edition of the Word on the Street Festival today. Having been a board member of the Calgary edition for three years, I was looking forward to seeing what one of the other host cities for this national festival […]
Are you a blogger? Do you have things to say about the profession (archives, museums, lis, etc . . . )? We're looking to compile a directory of active FIS bloggers, so why not send your details along and be included! OPML-based 'reading lists' will eventually be created so that members of the FIS community […]
I’ve had a couple chances to plug my blog in front of the new semester of students in the last couple weeks (and have had a few compliments on the content from people who’d checked it out – thank you very much!) But obviously not everybody’s going to take the time to browse or search […]
For anybody who's new to this blog, the “Friday Fun Link” is something that I've been doing in one form or another since the late 1990's. It began when I compiled the Saskatchewan Publisher's Group's semi-monthly electronic newsletter, SaskF@cts. I added a section to highlight interesting, relevant or unique web sites for our members. When […]
Shea and I are off to the annual Fred Eaglesmith Picnic at Aylmer, just south of London in “Fred Country” for the weekend. Eaglesmith always connects the weekend to a charity and this year's is a fitting one which even loosely relates to some of the same issues being discussed after a recent post of […]
Of the 147 million Americans on the Internet, 12 million have blogs. (via PopBitch)
My fellow blogger and former co-worker, Cenobyte sent me this: Why I Hate Personal Weblogs Here's an excerpt the author of this article suggested that bloggers should post at least once a month:Statement of Audience I realize that nothing I say matters to anyone else on the entire planet. My opinions are useless and unfocused. […]
That last post was apparently my 100th post since starting this blog in February. Help yourself to a slice of virtual cake with everybody else at the party…
So all of the header graphics on every sub-page in this blog have been broken since Day One and I couldn't figure it out (true, I did't spend a lot of time on it, preferring to think “Okay, when I have time at the break, I'll take care of this and a few other lingering […]
