Yesterday I spoke at a forum for TAFE library folks, the annual LRSN forum. Thanks, Maeve, for the link. (I have no idea what LRSN stands for, but it doesn’t really matter here, I don’t think.) Because I was somewhat anxious – my talk was the first plenary session (if I’d known that was what [...]
Yonks and yonks and yonks ago, the Gypsy Librarian asked me about compulsory voting* in Australia and what I thought about it. I think it’s a good thing, and prepared to blog my response. I researched the topic, read stuff about it, thought about it, made copious notes, and then lost all impetus to write [...]
Woke this morning with the lines from Jabberwocky in my mind. Specifically: “And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” He chortled in his joy. Says it all, really. (Amusingly, it seems that John Quiggin had a similar reaction.) I’m pleased but unsure what direction [...]