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A few weeks ago, Shadow got a diagnosis. It was, “You’ve done all there is to do. Now we Manage Pain and monitor Quality of Life.” Dementia and degenerative muscular disorder. This is on top of Cushing’s Disease, arthritis, degenerating vision and a ridiculously… Continue Reading “The Unpleasantness”
My favorite thing about my library’s website is the notification e-mails when something is due. The e-mail has a link that I can click to renew it right away. This has rescued me several times when I was in the middle of an audio… Continue Reading “Online Ordering at the Library”
I remember reading a while back that Panera Bread, the restaurant chain, was trying something different. A very few stores would run as “Pay What You Want” establishments. The idea was that the customer would place an order, Panera would suggest a value –… Continue Reading “An Awesome Experiment”
The last of the full skeins from that sale at Michael’s. Loops & Threads Impeccable yarn in Butterscotch, Kelly Green and Royal. Penny’s monthly Sit n Stitch at Starbucks is this coming Wednesday (7pm at the one in downtown Northbrook). I have plenty of… Continue Reading “Blanket 17”
http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=leartojugg-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0446563072&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrBook 29 I picked up Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, by the guy who wrote Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, because my friend, Andrew, said it was good. I figured Iwould read it and then mock him appropriately. Except it was good. The premise is that… Continue Reading “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, by Seth Grahame-Smith”
The Chicago Tribune ran an article today talking about all of those drop boxes for used clothing. Apparently, while some are for charity, many are also maintained by for-profit businesses. It went on to talk about the items that are donated. Apparently, “Americans throw… Continue Reading “Drop Boxes and Recycling”
A couple of weeks ago, mashable.com posted an article called, “Seven Ways to Help Tornado Victims.” In addition to the usual list of organizations that are on the ground helping (Red Cross, Salvation Army) was this: “Post found items to Facebook: Patty Buillon started a… Continue Reading “Social Media Ways to Help Tornado Victims”
http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=leartojugg-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0679849777&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrDo you read books “meant” for other age groups? Adult books when you were a child; Young-Adult books now that you’re grown; Picture books just for kicks … You know … books not “meant” for you. Or do you pretty much stick to what’s… Continue Reading “BTT – Age Appropriate”
The “group activity” for the conference this week was a trip into the city. The park and Navy Pier. I had to explain The Bean to the ladies from Montana and Idaho. “I think it has a real name, but I don’t know what… Continue Reading “Tourists”
In one of the many, many articles about the separation of the Schwarzeneggers, there was mention of the website Maria Shriver launched to talk about things that matter to her. I hadn’t heard of it before, so I clicked over. Links to her books,… Continue Reading “Architects of Change”
The Next Dark Age 