Less a real entry than a list of updates…

  • I finally got around to putting content on shinylib.com. As ever there’s “more to come”. We’ll see.
  • I am not sure where I was for the past several months, but I have only just become aware of the Jena Six controversy, in which several escalating racially-focused incidents at a high school lead to six black students beating a white student (who apparently was feeling well enough to attend a party later that evening).I don’t understand what I heard reported on NPR, which amounted to the FBI stating that hanging nooses from the “white tree” is not a hate crime and therefore there are no laws under which to charge the white perpetrators. I don’t advocate the beating of a white student by six black students, or really the beating of anyone except parents of small children left unattended at libraries. If you are not already following this case I would suggest you do so, the fallout is sure to be immense.
  • Shiny! The college library I work for has just doubled my contract, meaning that I will be temporary full time faculty through the end of winter term, at least. I also am eligible for benefits now, and really–who doesn’t need health care?