Do you have a thing that you really enjoy, and then you forget about how much you enjoy it when you step away from it for a while? Maybe it’s a game or a TV show. For me, at least this year, it’s World Cup soccer. Or football, if you are most anywhere else in […]
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Hey guys. Due to a series of complicated and stupid reasons, I won’t be writing a real post today. No time. But I won’t leave you bored – instead, read this terrific and fun article about Max the cat who wasn’t allowed into the library that was sent to me by my friend A. I’ll […]
Personal/Career – My First Time Getting Paid to Write
I have always thought of myself as a writer. Maybe not the best writer, and definitely more handy with non-fiction pieces, but all of that is part of why I started writing this blog. Some of the most common advice for new writers out there in how to become better writers is to “write every […]
Science – The Fermi Paradox
I think I’ve mentioned before that the current work project I’ve got going allows for me to listen to lots of podcasts. I’m caught up on most of the big ones that I listen to, and it’s nice to have 1 unplayed each week, instead of say, 40 unplayed and counting. Probably best of all […]
Movie – Arrival
So, we had a review of Trolls last week, and I’ve got another movie review for you today. I’ve got one on tap for next week as well – be prepared, blog readers. Good movie season is upon us, and The Boy has gotten it into his head that there are a lot of movies […]
Article – Living in a Data-Driven Society
I was not enamored of my current lineup of planned posts, so today I’m going off schedule and I found an article and a topic that interests me greatly. I don’t know if I ever mentioned it here, but I was a statistics major in college. In the process of taking my introductory statistics course, […]
Articles – Lenny Letter
I am so tired. It’s only a partial lack of sleep, but a large portion is that there’s just so much going on, and it’s easy to get into a rut. And then you drive further into that rut and get stuck and die. Maybe not. I’m exaggerating. Perhaps it’s our election which feels like […]
TV – Westworld (HBO)
***WARNING: HERE BE SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 1 OF HBO’S WESTWORLD*** ***also, I swear a little bit because holy crap this show is a mindfuck*** It’s possible you’re looking at the title for this post and going, “But Maggie – there’s only been one episode, why are you writing about Westworld now?” Well, the answer is […]
Articles – Librarians in the News!
Ok friends, I’ve got a busy morning, and so today’s post is being changed to two things I’ve seen in the news recently that relate to librarians that amuse and confuse me. First off is a piece about a terrific piece of news in the library world. The new Librarian of Congress has taken her place. […]
Book – The Botany of Desire
I love science – biology in particular. I fell in love with it in high school in my AP Biology class, and then despite the fact that I had decided on a non-scientific career my sophomore year, I continued on in my major all through school, and earned myself a BS in Biology. Which I’m […]