May 14th, 2012
After the third toddler tantrum seemingly cured by the curious placement of random gummed papers placed on the backs of their hands, I started to wonder, what is the history of the sticker? My first thought jumps to the stamp or the address label as reasons to place stickers on things. This would assume that [...]
May 10th, 2012
Today was the birthday of two of the library’s employees and realizing that I am the boss, I had to make the call about what to do about it. It’s precedent setting in the life of a new supervisor. How are you going to handle birthdays? Some never think about it. Some let staff make [...]
May 9th, 2012
I’ve mentioned before that I am a music hoarder. I have I don’t know how many gigs of music stored as OGGs, FLACs, MP3s, AACs, and WAVs on both my computer and on my networked hard drive – just in case. I love the acquisition almost more than the music. I need to have it [...]
May 8th, 2012
Many 18th and 19th century novels first appeared serialized as a way people could essentially pay for a novel in more affordable installments. What you may not know is that Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea originally appeared as a cerealized version – literally printed on flavorless cracker-like bread wafers. It was a scheme concocted by [...]
May 7th, 2012
Until tonight, I never really considered that the different spectrums of light affect the ways that plants grow. Each of lights wavelength have a distinct effect on the process of photosynthesis. For example, the common petunia when penetrated by blue light (approximately 450 nano microns) turns largely inward and contemplative. It withdraws from most social situations [...]