Month: August 2019
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My son’s media of the moment
Based on the ongoing series on books, movies, and music I’ve encountered recently. The Best of Raffi. The man is famous for a reason. I’ll bet even the mere mention of “Baby Beluga”, “Down By the Bay”, or “Bananaphone” has you singing along in your head. Dance for the Sun by Kira Willey. It’s kinda…
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Get Thee Back to the Future
Whether it’s my podcast-heavy diet or baby-induced reduction in mental bandwidth for extended concentration, I haven’t been doing much book-readin’ lately. Which is OK, as not reading is fine too. That doesn’t stop me from trying. While browsing the new releases at a neighboring library I spotted Ian Doescher’s Get Thee Back to the Future,…
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Recent Views
More photography here and on my Instagram. Trying to take evening walks with the almost 6 month old strapped to me while the sun still allows it, so I get to enjoy views like this: Also get to enjoy views like this from the Nap Cam: Yet another baby view, this one from the family…
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America’s greatness is great
Alan Jacobs: Yesterday my son, who works in the Chicago Loop, saw a woman on a bicycle get hit by a car. She wasn’t seriously injured, but she was knocked to the ground, dazed. He ran up to her to see if she was okay and pulled out his phone to call 911 — but…
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Library ebooks are not free
Those of you not in the library world probably don’t know about the contretemps currently roiling the industry. Library users don’t see how much ebooks cost for libraries. I order them as part of my job, and I’ve never quite gotten over the sticker shock of some costing as much as $90 each. And that’s…