Archive for August, 2006
SMART-1, a satellite launched by the European Space Agency is preparing to make a crash landing into the Moon. There is a chance of an explosion and maybe even a debris plume that will be visible from the western hemisphere of Earth.
SMART-1 Prepares for Lunar Crash Landing
The trick is in the timing. SMART-1 [...]
Since the birth of my daughter Aliyah 3 months ago K and I have been reevaluating our immediate future plans. We’ve decided that I will only take one class per semester, instead of two as I have been. This means that my graduation will be delayed one year to May, 2008 - and [...]
Dissertation minus library research?
0 Comments Published by Jonathan August 23rd, 2006 in LibrarianshipI am constantly amazed by the people who seem to have no idea how to use a library - much less MPOW’s library. Today I was giving basic instruction to a patron who is completing his dissertation in education. Mind, I said he was COMPLETING it. He said he just wanted to [...]
A few weeks ago I mentioned an interview I had with a Washington Times reporter. Well, her article “E-books unplugged” hit the streets Thursday.
My statements appear near the end of the article.
Its hard not to be a little disappointed that after speaking to her for a solid half-hour only a few lines were used [...]
DC Council member Marion Barry provides an endless source of entertainment. Here’s a picture of a poster I saw on U Street back in February - when he was in trouble for not paying his taxes AND testing positive for marijuana and cocaine.
Free DC! *** Free Barry!
Don’t worry, he didn’t go to jail.
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At 8:39am, while I was driving to work this morning I received a text message from Alert DC that read:
The threat level on all domestic flights has risen to code orange in the United States, due to arrest made in th
In the what? I never received the rest of the message. A few [...]

