A police officer killed another Black man, George Floyd, on May 25th, 2020. Not because of the color of his skin, but the color of his skin was used as a pretext. Police brutality against Black men and women has not stopped, even amid a deadly pandemic. The time has been past due for public…
Taking It Outside
I'm no beefcake, but I appreciate the activity of lifting heavy objects repeatedly. A couple of years ago I decided to make some significant changes in my life to improve my mental and physical health, and getting back to the gym and lifting was a crucial part of that process. I developed the habit to…
Long Live the Bees
The factors that give a book that coveted position on our “favorites of all time” list are as varied as we are. Me, I have categories. A spectrum, ratings. They’re all cataloged very carefully in my mind, ready to spring to my lips when speaking with patrons or fellow bibliophiles when their subject or appeal…
Fact Check Like a Librarian
Hello from Day 53 of Being At Home. As I continue to twiddle my thumbs - working virtually, finishing the semester, coaxing growth from my plants and peaceful coexistence from my cats - everything is getting increasingly strange. Last week I saw a bunch of deer and a housecat commune, yesterday I broke up a…
Hello From Home
"Animal Crossing is as important to me as my actual future. I want you to know that," my daughter, Alice, brazenly utters to me on our 51st day of being home together during quarantine. 51 days we have walked these halls (well, hall — we just have the one — it sure is a small…
Learning Gardens
My back is aching and in my 30 revolutions around the sun I have yet to accept that when I spend entire days working under its rays I will, inevitably, get an exhausting burn. My left wrist holds the memory of my less freckly winter skin. Trowels, shovels, dense clayey soils, cold beers, pillbugs, ants…
054: Hello books, my old friends
As we're getting into the swing of things in this pandemic (what a weird thing to type), some of us are feeling more like revisiting our old friends - books. Th
Audiobooks and Video Games Belong Together
Next to my aqua-painted vintage desk is a cat, snoozing away, sleeping through the thunder as the sky grumbles outside. Near where he's sleeping is a library bag, filled to the brim with books. Overflowing. Some have spilled to the floor. From where I'm sitting - legs twisted in a pretzel-like way I know my…
Diary of a Wimpy Homeschooler
Day 1 School will not resume after Spring Break, and it’s all so serious I feel only kindness toward district Director of Communications Julie Boyle, upon whose recorded voice messages I have heaped such scorn many a snow day’s eve. My wife can still go in to work for now, but the library is closed…
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