.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } madam librarian... © Raffaella Loro I've never been completey satisfied with the shelving situation in my home. The lad and I both owned a lot of books, but we had very different dreams about how those books should be displayed. Hardly a...

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©goddess_spiral This was me in Vancouver waaay back in 2006. I was in town for the World Urban Forum III and met up with a flickr friend for a little portrait session. So much has changed since then. One thing has stayed constant though. I continue to make friends through photography.This weekend I'm headed to Vancouver again, this time for my cousin Marc's...

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As promised, here's my extended rant about Schwarzenegger and the textbook ban. I'm surprised I haven't heard more about this in the news. I first came across the story nearly a month ago and it's been sitting in the blog queue since then. Good thing I read lots of heavy books because now I can flex some pretty impressive writing muscles.Mr. Schwarzenegger announced...

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This post has been simmering on the backburner for nearly a month. It's about time I gave it some attention. The problem is, I'm not really in the mood to finish it. But I will make my best attempt. Certain things alarm me. One such thing is ignorance, another is bone-headed attempts to save money at the risk of significant cultural and cognitive...

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