Category: Life

From LibrarianInBlack: SmartMoney offers advice on the Best Time to Buy Everything, from clothing to gas to groceries. There are some good ideas there, and some interesting take-away tips.

Lisa Pfaff, our Acquisitions Assistant, snapped this lovely photo this morning of a blooming American lotus at the UW–Madison Botany Garden.

The Shepherd Express, an alternative weekly Milwaukee newspaper, has announced the winnders in their Wonders of Wisconsin contest. Both natural and human-created wonders are listed. Looks like I need to do some in-state traveling this summer. Source: Check It Out

Findlaw has a very interesting article on Why are Women — and Generation X and Y Attorneys Generally -Leaving Large Law Firms? The piece is a follow-up to a provocative article in the California Lawyer. From the article: On average, almost a fifth of associates (male and female) leave their law firms each year — …

I’ve been tagged by Steve Matthews over at Vancouver Law Librarian Blog to share five things little known things about myself. Only four of them are true. Can you guess which one isn’t? I had a lot of nick-names as a kid. One of the longest lasting was “bruiser” I’m a big fan of sci-fi …

From BoingBoing: “To rid a park of hooligans in a Sydney suburb, the town council began playing Barry Manilow and Doris Day music at high volume from 9-midnight every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening. The tactic worked, but now the people who live near the park can’t sleep at night and are unhappy about it.” …

My toddler loves to ask questions. “Papa, are you big?” “Mama, are you dressed?” “You like broccoli?” The other night we were snuggling the in the rocker while settling down for bed. I was gently caressing her head and arms when she looked up and asked, “Mama, are you softing?” It’s pretty awesome being a …