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 […]
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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 […]
Movie – Ghostbusters
Today I’m going to do something a little different. You may have noticed in the past that if I write a movie review, it’ll end up being a few weeks after I saw the movie itself. I like to think that this is because it’s giving me time to ruminate on a subject, but reality […]
Personal – Brexit
I was going to post about write about something light and silly today – one of my favorite TV shows of late, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. I can’t do that. Not today. Today is sad. Last night was scary. The future is…unknowable now. The UKIP leader who was the face of Brexit said it was a victory […]
Personal – A Day of Rest
Friends, yesterday was thrilling and productive. But the problem with moving on a weekday is that you spend the day that follows in a trance, which is exactly how I feel right now. So pardon the interruption in content, and I’ll be back tomorrow on my regular schedule. And if you need something to read […]