February 2012
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Going to see Mavis!
So when Mavis Staples is going to sing practically in your backyard, you have to go, right?! On Feb. 29, she is coming to the Tivoli Theatre in lovely Downers Grove. Tickets have been purchased. Happy early birthday present, Jamie!
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My first concert was with my mother and sister sitting on the hill at Poplar Creek watching Whitney Houston do her thing.
Many tween years/early teens was spent listening to Whitney while dancing and lip-synching in the mirror in my room.
She was just ten years older than me.
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Watchappsandstacks:
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by Moonbot Studios
Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, “Morris Lessmore” is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor. Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story. Using a variety of...
Inside the Caves at Lascaux →
Some never before seen photos from the first professional photographer (who is still alive) to document the cave paintings back in 1947. Fascinating and worth your time.
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Meteorologist: 'Punxsutawney Phil is a punk' →
We might as well ask a giraffe for stock picks—he could probably be just as accurate, says McGill, a 26-year broadcast meterologist.
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Big news: HHS website now carries hospital...
germgirl:
HHS has just started adding data on CLABSIs (“central line-associated bloodstream infections,” an important category of hospital-caused infections) to its Hospital Compare website. Here are instructions from the Consumers Union Safe Patient Project, which pushed for this, on how to find the data:
Central Line Bloodstream Infection Information Now Available for Hospitals Nationwide
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Measuring 'Rent' in 189 Floppy Disks | NY Times →
When Mr. Reside, a lifelong theater and computer geek as well as a trained medievalist, first encountered Larson’s disks at the Library of Congress (which had acquired Larson’s papers his death), they had been catalogued but not studied. They were “really sitting in shoeboxes,” Mr. Reside recalled.
Mr. Reside’s first step, after drafting a study plan and getting the necessary permissions, was...
January 2012
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Help Me! Please!?
I currently have a blog of my grandmother’s diaries located on wordpress.com. I have just bought the domain but don’t know what to do with it.
My questions:
Should I keep it at wordpress.com and pay the $12/yr. but no advertisements allowed?
Should I use wordpress.org instead? If so, who should I have be the wordpress web host?
Should I transfer to squarespace?
Pros/Cons to any...
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Why We Need a 4th R: Reading, wRiting, aRithmetic,... →
“The least we can do is help them have institutions that help them to thrive in their future—not in our past.”
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WatchIn my interests as a mom of a girl who received the Lego Millennium Falcon from Santa.
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Making my own laundry soap, as you should →
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Wherein I prove I am not a nice mom
This morning, M (7 y.o.) woke up moaning and crying. Never a good sign. I go to her room and she says “I don’t feel so good. I have a runny/stuffy nose, my ear hurts and my eye is bothering me. I just want to lay in bed all day.” I go and get her Motrin and let her lay for a bit longer.
Get her sister out of bed and give her breakfast. Go to check on M. Tell her she might...
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Don't Argue with Terrorists or Two Year Olds
Me: What color is the snow?
2 year old: Blue!
Me: No, it is white. Can you say white?
2 y.o.: White.
Me (ten minutes later): What color is the snow?
2 y.o.: Blue!
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USA.gov: Nominate Movies for the National Film... →
usagov:
The Library of Congress is seeking nominations for the 2012 National Film Registry.
Under the National Film Preservation Act, the Librarian of Congress names 25 films to the National Film Registry every year. In order for a film to be eligible, it must be at least 10 years old and be culturally,…
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Quick. Send Help.
Just found out that both my mother and step-father have signed a petition for Santorum to be on the ballot in Illinois.
Forget about the help.
Just send liquor and keep it coming.
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There needs to be
a cooking/reality show where fancy shmancy chefs make their fancy shmancy food while a sick 7 year old is crying/whining for medicine and a 2 1/2 year old is yelling/crying that she doesn’t want to eat what they are putting in the oven, but rather wants it COLD. Have those fancy shmancy chefs compete against a parent.
Top Chef fo’ real.
I would watch that.
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December 2011
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Bras
7 y.o. daughter: What are you doing?
Me: A survey on bras (online).
7 y.o.: Can you get bra cancer?
Me: No. But you can get breast cancer.
7 y.o.: Look! I made a bra! (out of play-doh while holding it up to her chest).
Me: Why do you keep looking at the computer?
7 y.o.: Because I am curious about bras. I am almost 10 and so I will be wearing them soon.
Me: No you will not.
7 y.o.: You're right. I just have bumps.
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Call 719-26-OATES to hear some cool Hall & Oates →
The only hotline number you will ever need. Ever.
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Breakdancin' in the Library →
Cambridge gives Newton papers to the world →
thelifeguardlibrarian:
Isaac Newton’s own annotated copy of his Principia Mathematica is among his notebooks and manuscripts being made available online by Cambridge University Library.
The Library holds the world’s largest and most significant collection of the scientific works of Isaac Newton (1642-1727), described by many as the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived. His works...
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12/12/11
Let the record show that on this date at precisely, 5:45 p.m., the 2 1/2 year old, for the first time, crossed her arms and audibly made the “Hrmph” sound when told she could not paint or play with her play-doh right now.
It’s not quite the end of the world but I do believe it is one of the signs.
Send Help.
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Snow
Upon seeing the dusting of snow that fell last night, here are some things that my girls (ages 7 and 2) were heard saying:
—Let’s Build a Snowman!
—Maybe We Can Build a Fort!
—Probably won’t have recess outside.
—The SandBox! (it was covered with snow).
Gotta love the midwestern gal.
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Crunchy Yogurt
Just as I finished writing this, she comes up to me and says again “crunchy yogurt.” I ask her to show me where it is. She goes to the refrigerator and wants the go-gurt that I always give her. So I put it in a bowl and she is happy until she takes a bite. Starts yelling “not crunchy!” It is then that I figure out what she means.
One day this past weekend we gave her...
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Failure to Communicate
Just now:
2 year old wants “crunchy yogurt.” I have no clue what this is. 2 y.o. flips out. I give her a warning that she needs to calm down or else a time out. She continues to flip out. Time out is issued for two minutes.
After two minutes, I take her out of time out. I explain to her that she needs to just show me in the refrigerator what she wants. She agrees. We go back...
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November 2011
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libraryjournal:
The Revolt Against Congress’s New Internet Piracy Proposals - Forbes http://t.co/NaD1NnCA #SOPA