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.

Category: Random

Just random crap. Foolish gibberish.

  • A couple of political tidbits

    First of all, I am really happy to have learned that Obama didn’t give in to McCain trying to bow out of the first debate on the pretense that he feels the need to fix the economic problem. And I really like Obama’s answer to it: “It’s going to be part of the president’s job…

  • A word about Palin

    This is soooo last week but I’ve got to say it. WTF was McCain thinking with his V.P. Pick? I don’t understand it at all. I really don’t. I keep thinking that it has to be a joke, but it clearly isn’t. Aside from the complete bizarre-ness of it, it is wrong and insulting on…

  • Flickr Meme

    Have you seen/done this yet? It seems like I saw this a long time ago on one of your blogs and made a mental note to do this and then completely forgot. Until the other day when I was surfing the internets. So here the rules, the questions, and my answers (in italics): The rules:…

  • Oh, to have a president who reads…

    This post made me smile today. Wouldn’t it be great to have a president that actually likes to read? Also, isn’t this a fantastic photograph (Taken by Doug Mills of the New York Times) ?I’m impressed. Look how perfectly in focus Mr. Obama is. And great contrast! You can read the actual post here: OMNIVORACIOUS:…

  • A heavy post about a conversation I had with my Massage Therapist

    Why, hello there! How are you? Good, I hope. I thought I would tell you a little story that happened earlier this week. Monday, in fact. At my Massage Therapy appointment. First of all, I haven’t really told you much about massage therapy. I like it. I guess. It seems to be working. It definitely…