I have my moments of being a gadget geek … oh hell, I’m always a gadget geek, though the current economy hits this brand of geek pretty hard. Recently Amazon put out its upgraded Kindle product, Kindle 2, which I’d been eying since it was hinted at a while back. The Kindle 2 is an ...

You like-a da juice, eh? The juice is good, ah? There's a new restaurant in town - the Big Greek Cafe at 8147 Georgia Ave., the space formerly occupied by El Taqueria Mexicano. I haven't tried it yet, but when I do I'll be all over this: Hercules Burger $ 6.75 Seasoned Ground Beef With Tzaziki Sauce...

I recently gave a book-related interview for a local-to-Topeka magazine, TK Magazine. People actually read it! I’ve had a number of people stop me and say they saw “my article” - that’s sorta cool. Here’s the interview: ********** In the March/April 2008 issue of TK, we...

Keith Webster, University Librarian and Director of Learning Services at The University of Queensland, shares this sign and the thinking behind it with TTW readers: (emphasis mine) During 2008 we conducted a number of studies into the academic lives of students, particularly their interactions with...

TV this week: Battlestar Galactica: "Scattered" - Yay! The first episode of season 2! No quick fixes in this episode. I wasn't sure about the flashbacks... when we watched the deleted scenes the flashbacks made MUCH more sense. Smallville: "Bulletproof" - Clark gets into uniform! This one actually h...

It’s cold with a foot of snow on the ground here, so I thought I’d share some great links to help you warm up with the potential to win some great prizes. And a flower to help warm you up inside. The bloggers in the Lifestyles channel, and the rest of b5media have a ton of giveaways goin...

Start: Jan 16 2009 - 5:30pm End: Jan 16 2009 - 9:30pm Please join us for the party to end all parties! Enjoy Sarah Kellington's Celtic fiddling and free caricature drawings by cartoonist Frank Frazee. Timberland Regional Library and City of Olympia officials will cut the ribbon for your remodeled li...

So the D.C. Public Library system wants to adopt a rule that will prohibit sleeping in the public libraries, and will limit customers to two bags (size not specified). The problem the system is trying to deal with is homeless people coming into the library with shopping carts full of stuff, big plas...

Ooops. Got caught up in the holiday, and didn't post this quite on time. Still, better late than... um, whatever. TV this week: Dinner: Impossible: "Operation: Improv" - Robert returns to work with comedians. Totally ridiculous, and lots of fun. I really missed Robert's bombastic silliness. He's rea...

No holiday cookies from the public: That's the rule a Louisiana ethics panel is enforcing this season. Some librarians used to receiving thank-you gifts are feeling frustrated. Janice Butler, the director of the St. Tammany Parish Library, says she has been told that even accepting a Coca-Cola will ...