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    Archive for January, 2010

    On Pandora, ‘The Giver of Gifts”

    Saturday, January 30th, 2010

    Nothing shifts my mood like music–my favorite music.  This morning  I settled in to my seat to finish off some grading in a less-than enthusiastic state. Sigh… another day, another round of student writers to coach. I sign on to Pandora, an automated Internet music site, then toggle back to the student-essay file. Named after the Greek goddess who [...]

    Lament for the Lost Library

    Saturday, January 9th, 2010

    Growing up, I spent a lot of time in my neighborhood branch of the Toledo Lucas-County Public Library. Sometimes I’d wander there alone and read for a few hours. Other times I’d go with friends, or meet them to do homework at one of the community tables. The librarians–the Silence Police–would make their rounds, shushing anyone who talked [...]