"Conan The Librarian" wrote in message
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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 don't know WHAT the hell you guys are talking about........but that's
pretty much my cue to butt into a conversation. So, here I am!

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.
:-)

Once again, coincidence rules the world. Exactly a week ago as I type this,
I was at a local independent bookstore listening to an author flog his new
book. Tim Flannery is not only a very successful author, he is also the
director of a prestigous museum (I don't remember which, but I figure anyone
else can google it as well as I) in Australia and a highly respected
biologist. I read his "The Eternal Frontier", which I very much enjoyed,
about a year and a half ago, and "Throwim Way Leg", which was o.k., during
last year's first annual UPYERS. His new book "The Weather Makers" is about
global warming. As I said to him when I went up to have my copy signed, I
don't often pay full price for books, but I figured it was worth a shot.
Haven't read it yet, but I'm sanguine......about the read, if not
necessarily the consequences of the subject matter.

Sounds too much like my professors. :-)

I'm reminded of an old expression (of disremembered provenance) that went
something like: "She ain't as pretty as she looks." Likewise, professors
ain't always as dumb as they sound.

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.

Having recently gotten back in the saddle myself, I'm also immersed in a bit
of local history, "A Question of Loyalty: Gen. Billy Mitchell and the
Court-Martial that Gripped the Nation," by Douglas Waller.

Wolfgang