Princeton University Art Museum: Art as Spectator Sport, Sentimental Journey
Michael Gallagher This is Day #2 of my vacation of locality, my journey through this Princeton where I have lived for the last three years. Today I set out for the Princeton…
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Princeton, New Jersey: Day #1 of Vacation
I have taken a vacation this week for a few reasons, but mostly just to take some time to do things locally that I have never got around to doing.…
Chuang-Tsu (莊子) and the purpose of words
Chuang-Tsu (4th century BC) The purpose of a fishtrap is to catch fish, and when the fish are caught, the trap is forgotten. The purpose of a rabbit snare is…
Hobbies, Adulthood and Zen Cooking
I have recently been told by a few different people, one with professional training in such matters, that I need hobbies. There was once a time when I was a…
Long Island, Jay Gatzby, Siddhartha and Family
I am finishing up a weekend in Roslyn Harbor, Long Island, with my wife, father and brother in-law. It has been a surprisingly refreshing weekend full of muted adventure, understated…
Training/Teaching/Presenting Mantra
I have been doing quite a bit of presentations/webinars lately on a variety of topics revolving around electronic resources/digital collections/primary and secondary source materials/information literacy and other online tools of…
Online marketing/promotion/outreach: advertising by any other name
I am coming up to speed on a variety of communication channels and tools that could possibly constitute a marketing campaign for a new product, tool, application etc. I am…