William Claspy wrote:
On 4/5/06 11:33 AM, in article , "Conan The
Librarian" wrote:

Er ... that was question *4*, Bill.

Oooops, was that a trick?

Well, lets just say that I don't need to know your score, mi compadre. :-)

Do you mean the score I got by answering honestly, or the other
score? :-)

And you can feel free to show off your knowledge of DD by explaining the
above numbers, if you'd like. It had me stretching- "three hundreds
are...um... And then three-sixty would be..." Living in an LC world and
having taken but one cataloging class many years ago makes that stuff a bit
of a stretch for me!

Er ... I'm afraid I'm not gonna be much help with Dewey, mon frere.
The last time I had any extensive exposure to it was in cataloging
class *mumble* *mumble* years ago.

I assume you're referring to our friend the wannabe librarian. :-)

Well yes, as well as others. He's been slacking of late though, some lame
excuse about "other interests" and "not enough time to read". pfeh

I hear he's got thousands invested in musical instruments, so he's
trying to get his money's worth out of them.

I'll mention a book that is on my "what to read next" list: Thin Ice:
Unlocking the Secrets of Climate in the World's Highest Mountains, by Mark
Bowen (!) (New York: Henry Holt, 2005) A scientist (astronomer) friend of
mine with whom I've had several discussions about climate, and particularly
climate change, has said he is not recommending this book to me, but rather
demanding and insisting that I read it. Good to have friends like that. :-)

Sounds too much like my professors. :-)

Most recent reading: _Strangers in high places : the story of the
Great Smoky Mountains_, by Frome, Michael, and _The wild east : a
biography of the Great Smoky Mountains_, by Margaret Lynn Brown.

I thought it would be fun to immerse myself in them before our
little jaunt to the mountains.


Chuck Vance