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Melissa
@mtechman@mastodon.ie
mastodon 4.7.3Retired librarian, ally, interested in art, books, coffee, wildlife, and language. ADHD with PTSD sprinkles, plus kindness and humor. Article I am most proud of was about critter cams, for School Library Journal, in early pandemic. It had legs!
Pronouns: she, her
Avatar: skunk with flower, thx to heyheymomo
Header: Hampton Court dragon!
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Joined November 08, 2022
Parents said no:
Rock hyrax
I was a leg:
info here https://vimeo.com/103867982
Bin night:
Monday, but city says wait till Tuesday a.m.
3 good things at local indie bookshop:
- Overheard a nice conversation in which local author has upcoming events and asked bookshop owner to run sales for autographs.
- I found a lovely used Robert Llewellyn book: Trees Up Close
- This book! Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism. (knock stuff off shelves 🐈 😻 🐈⬛️) #3goodthings
Three good things today:
- ordered rain barrel and Mr. Roof-and-Gutter approved and will install
- Better mood and more energy
- I roasted (airfryer) beets, onions, carrots, and turnips #3goodthings
Cats sleep where they want, but nothing wrong with new bed. #caturday
Coopers hawk visited the porch.
Squirrel has peanut for post-sploot treat.
Quick, I need to find a log and put a soft rug in it! Sand cats at NC zoo.
Got a nice closeup of crow statue outside medical center.
Three good things today:
- a hummingbird flew up and stared at me through the window
- Siobhan saw a very tiny frog!
- coffee and a small portion of Tres Leches cake #3Goodthings
Canada geese in the river.
Print of a lovely watercolor of boat and reflected trees. By Mae Stoll
I thought the crows were tired of cheese crackers, but not today.
Magnolia warbler photo by husband's friend.
Is it just me or does this ad for Colorado Tourism look very #ai? Seen in newsletter from Taste (Penguin Random House)
Cleveland bookstore suffers from bad Google #AI search results..."in the Google AI Summary, it was saying that we were permanently closed at address 4041 when we are open at 4081 (Erie Street),” said Bush."
via Publishers Weekly
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/were-open-local-bookstore-battles-false-google-ai-summary
Helpful look at whinge vs whine:
"They come from two Old English words: “whine” from hwinan (to make a whizzing or humming sound, like an arrow in flight), and “whinge” from hwinsian (to make a sound like a dog whimpering). We probably get “whinny,” or horse talk, from the same root."
I think I am whining at the moment, but earlier...shrug.
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/03/on-whinge-and-whine.html
Veronica (Speedwell)...wait doesn't that sound like a privileged teen?
New and urgent! From @everylibrary@mastodon.social
The federal book ban bill, H.R. 7661, has been placed on the legislative calendar... has cleared committee, eligible to be brought before the full House for debate and a vote.
If passed, the Federal Government will gain control of your local school libraries.
Act now! #libraries #bookBans
Sign petition: https://action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661
Send a postcard: https://civicmail.org/about-campaigns/74-dont-ban-books-in-the-united-states
Send email: https://action.everylibrary.org/emailhr7661
Is this a power bank? Edited: yes! And all Magritte jokes aside, great advice from @RichSci@journa.host
..."but you can only charge it with a micro usb connection in that top port. I had one like that and it didn’t supply much power at all as it was a free thing from a conference."
Madison Chocolate company supports Rooted, a community agriculture organization #madisonwihttps://rootedwi.org/
Am I weird for saying "n minus one"? I had to translate for my sister....
"Expansive and sobering" #nonfiction #data
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/roopika-risam/data-empire/
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@handmade_ghost@sunny.garden I like it. I am starting to realize that I never had a good memory, and it is not something fixable. Also, my craving for stories (mine, real ones, fiction) makes so much sense lately...Unrelated: I saw part of a John Donne poem the other day in a novel and dang, I mean wow! We were required to read so many pointless things in school ....but that would have made an impression....
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@pablobm@metalhead.club this reminds me seeing people contribute info about foraging possibilities...abandoned apple trees, etc.
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@StaceyCornelius@zeroes.ca It was a good newsletter but I don't want to take the time to contact anyone...those days are over.
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@aethernaut@mastodon.art I have a very minor interest in so many eye charts...unrelated - stay safe in bad air.
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@Stinson_108@mastodon.social @Quasit@kolektiva.social Yup. As a retired librarian, I've seen so many discussions, meetings, and wishing for better.
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@hackersquirrel@kolektiva.social I hug you. Yes, it is very complicated re meeting library patron demand, and you'd be shocked what some of the checkouts cost for each Overdrive etc use.
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@clive@saturation.social
Saving it to read on bus! My crow friends would love it if I wore a bread hat.
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@ShadesofRaye@mastodon.social
If you are in U.S., you might like an out-of-area card for digital only from a big library system. Many dropped that option last year (I had Houston PL for 2 years) but Queens still offers.
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@floppyplopper@todon.nl I spotted this in a small area library and I agree! I used to work with a terrific co-librarian* in a HS library, and I wish we'd thought of this.
*with amazing design skills
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@czarbucks@vmst.io @SunnJax@tech.lgbt Here west of Charlottesville, in the Shenandoah Valley, we had a little rain, a little snow, a mini- ice age...in the last 5 months. And the drought continues.
@dlakelan@mastodon.sdf.org 2 dogs...lucky! And wait Oxy is a college and near places I used to visit! My mother was in Eagle Rock (go ahead say it in her British accent: Pasadena adjacent) and I went every year. Now our son lives in Koreatown (did MFA at LMU).
Three good things:
- I spotted an avocado under the car seat and it is perfectly ripe and part of lunch.
- Beautiful display at the library for migratory birds.
- Cats sleeping or playing quietly. #3goodthings
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@hackersquirrel@kolektiva.social and thx for doing alt text...I'm the mother of a visually impaired son and I appreciate people who think about others...
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@hackersquirrel@kolektiva.social I know what you mean ...I have lists for "while I'm waiting". On the bright side, some libraries that see lots of holds then "purchase" more access to copies.
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@shivvr@mstdn.social I am old and ignorant and can't remember much from SpongeBob...also I have a terrible memory. Now I'm going to try a few old episodes! For my health 🤣
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@Luke@typo.social Well actually....I mean it depends...or rather - YES please start a newsletter! meanwhile I'm going to start a blog. I need to stop saying resuscitate a blog.
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@hackersquirrel@kolektiva.social let's all work toward a more DRM-free world! (But we'll have to just disagree about not wanting more library funding...)
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@hackersquirrel@kolektiva.social wait, I apologize if I'm confusing you with someone else!
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@connynasch@mastodon.social @kamellatate@mastodon.social thank you...I have some non-U.S. vocabulary but it's a bit stodgy!