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.

Tag: Current Events

  • Don’t believe it

      When the president shows up in New Orleans a year later, hugging Mayor Nagin, who publically cried and demanded that the federal government “get their asses down here” to help, don’t believe it. When some rich guy drives a fake FEMA truck to D.C. saying that he “wants Bush to be president four more…

  • Social Networking software @ libraries

    It’s unfortunate that  congress passed “The Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA)” (don’t you love the names of these bills?). Unfortunate because it does not allow children to access websites that utilize social networking web technology. Yes these sites include websites like My Space. BUT other very useful websites utilize this technology, as well. Amazon.com is one…

  • Jim West dies

    I was really shocked to read this post at Blogging Spokane. I did a little Google search and found some news articles about it: The Bellingham Herald | news | | Former Spokane mayor Jim West dies Former Mayor James E. West, who opposed gay-rights bills but was recalled from office over an Internet gay…

  • Amazing! how did I miss it?

    Apparently there was a rare atmospheric phenomenon, a circumhorizon arc, over the skies of Spokane on Saturday June 3rd. I worked that day so, of course I missed it. But it looked amazing!

  • Rush Limbaugh Arrested On Drug Charges

    cbs4.com – Rush Limbaugh Arrested On Drug Charges Limbaugh turned himself in to authorities on a warrant issued by the state attorney’s office, said agency spokeswoman Teri Barbera. The conservative radio commentator came into the jail at about 4 p.m. with his attorney Roy Black and was released an hour later on $3,000 bail, Barbera…