According to the Capital Weather Gang ( @CapitalWeather on Twitter ), “DC’s 2″ of snow to date [is] just 17% of its average of about 1 foot”. I’m not complaining!

Towards A Sociology Of Economic Arrogance And Ignorance
Though I’m no longer affiliated with any academic institution that provides access to a variety of scholarly/academic journals, I’m still a curious pseudointellectual capable of AND interested in reading a variety of academic journals. What I can’t do is pay $36.00 for access to an individual journal article. Or $167.00 for permanent access to an [...]

Look, It’s A Ball Of Yarn
Is it just me, or was there a lot more of this – knitting and crocheting – on the Metro a few years ago?

A Suit And A Tie, Nope
It’s been four years! Four years since I stopped commuting to the Farragut North Metro stop during rush hour to walk to my downtown DC job. I left that job to travel, and upon returning, I eventually scored a job in Northern Virginia. I did not feel any guilt about abandoning Farragut North as a [...]

So What If It’s The End Of Academic Library Circulation?
Anecdotal evidence and intuition – at least from my perspective – suggests that the utility of a book as a container of information is rapidly decreasing. Personally, I go digital whenever possible. It’s convenient, often freely accessible, and the information is much easier to manipulate. And so, after reading an article entitled, “The End Of [...]

A Political Valentine
Photo Title – Obama Versus The Hearts And Minds Of The People Happy Valentine’s Day! The “Obama Versus” project, the entire set (as it is completed), can be found HERE. Feel free to use them under the designated Creative Commons license! Doooooo it! Elsewhere on this blog, the “Obama Versus” project can be found HERE.
