Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Month: January 2005

  • 1 in 3 teens says First Amendment goes ‘too far’

    HoustonChronicle.com – 1 in 3 teens says First Amendment goes ‘too far’ It turns out the First Amendment is a second-rate issue to many of those nearing their own adult independence, according to a study of high school attitudes released today. This totally blows me away. How could we, as a nation, somehow allow young…

  • Bush Urges Iraqis to Vote, Lowers Expectations

    Yahoo! News – Bush Urges Iraqis to Vote, Lowers Expectations Bush also expressed sadness over the crash of a U.S. helicopter in western Iraq that news reports said killed 31 American Marines. Five more U.S. troops died in insurgent attacks on Wednesday. He did?!? I certainly didn’t hear any “sadness”. You gotta love the media…

  • Jan. 24 called worst day of the year

    MSNBC – Jan. 24 called worst day of the year I heard this on the news this morning and thought I’d post the article on my blog today. The study was done in Britan and has much to to with Seasonal Affective Disoder and the dark, dreary days in Britan. Add to that debt from…

  • Big Sur

    Big Sur

    Here’s another pic that I took on tuesday. Boy, am I milking this for all it’s worth! It’s nice to look at pictures of the Big Sur coastline. There’s something about it that makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Well, no sign of crazy guy today, thank goodness. I was half expecting him to…

  • Sunny Coast

    Sunny Coast