“Homelands” – Jack’s Rake (Spirit of the West cover) Original:
Mom and dad got invited to a rooftop thank-you event for clients of their financial advisor and managed to convince their advisor to extend the invitation to Shea and I even though our investment portfolios differed by more than a few zeros at the time! Recently had a meeting with all of them again and […]
A long time ago, a senior leader at RPL told me “I know you like tech companies but libraries aren’t like those companies. We do things differently.” I wasn’t advocating for trampolines in the hallways and personal chefs in the lunch room but I did wonder “Why” that person ruled out trying some different innovative […]
Lack of morality? Toxic masculinity? Violent video games? Mental health issues? Dark state mind control programs? Taking “Christ” out of Christmas? Incels? Income inequality? Pro wrestling? Chemtrails? Porn addiction? Racism? Sexism? Socialism? Satanism? Bagism? What, oh what, could it be that causes so much gun violence in the United States compared to anywhere else in […]
My first day at RPL was September 8, 2008 but I never realised I was officially appointed to the position on September 5, 2008 so happy 16th appointversary to me!
This may be a record as I’ve been collecting information and reading about and adding info to the ongoing draft of this blog post, for oh, over two years. I’ve been doing this, basically ever since society collectively decided that Covid was over and that we’d all stop masking, stop most precautions, and start acting […]
It’s going to be all politics all the time for me this week! holy shit the DNC just played this and millions of Americans are watching pic.twitter.com/AlEHW6qbyU — Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) August 20, 2024
I always joked that as uncool as their reputation is, mini-vans are some of the best vehicles I’ve ever owned – you can load them up like a truck (we literally hauled a fridge to our campsite in the van), the sliding doors are a lot safer in garages and parking lots (especially with kids […]
