Librarian's Rant

...shut Ann Coulter the hell up? Or at least give her a good smack upside her dippy blond head?

Remember, folks, they're the party of Family Values!

Today's Unshelved comic seems to be a free advertisement for Meredith Farkas's blog, Information Wants to be Free. Hey, Meredith, what did you have to pay Bill and Gene?

I wonder how we could fit The Rant into Unshelved's storyline...?

Sent by Emily R. to the iowalib list:

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Go! Go now to David Lee King's blog and listen to his new song: I'm No Antidigitalist. Lyrics are taken from random Michael Gorman quotes.

Go! No, really. I'll wait here for you.

I actually made myself late to work this morning sitting in the parking lot, listening to this story from NPR and laughing.

Are Computer Keyboards Dishwasher Safe?

Morning Edition, June 14, 2007 · Studies show that computer keyboards have more bacteria than toilet seats. But it's hard to clean all those keys. So some people advocate an extreme solution: Throw your keyboard in your dishwasher.
At first glance, this seems insane. But the computer-keyboard-in-the-dishwasher advice is all over the Internet. And don't we wish it were true? My keyboard is an old Hewlett Packard that's encrusted with a kind of mysterious black grime. I thought, "Well, why not try my KitchenAid?'"

Dudes - an air can and a Clorox (tm) wipe work great!

Thanks to John D. on the LU list for the reminder to blog this...

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Thanks to Peter L. for the zombie madness!

AudioBook recommendation: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks. Great multi-voice recording - Alan Alda, Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner, Mark Hamill and others. Very thought-provoking.

Another great QC comic. I so want one of those machines...

So I get an invitation from my buddy Chris Z. to link to him on LinkedIn, a business-based social networking site. Okay. But then I took a good look at the invitation link, and couldn't stop laughing.

Due to technical difficulties (hosed server), The Rant has been down, but I'm back now. Thanks, big brother!

I just got back from my college reunion, where I had waaaay too much fun! I'm probably too old to dance until the wee hours, but I don't care!

While I get my brain back together, I offer you this amusing comic from Questionable Content, one of my top three favorite web comics.

Peace,
Louise