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Blazer and/or bowtie

Posted on February 14, 2017
by John Jackson

john in blazer

I’ve decided I want to start wearing blazers again #gettingold #sartorial
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Aletheia: Why isn’t mommy eating dinner with us tonight?

Me: Because she’s at a restaurant watching the Carolina-Dook game.

Aletheia: Yeah, we don’t like Dook.

Amiens: Caaaaaaaaat!

Posted on February 9, 2017
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Aletheia: You know, daddy, some days we are fairies and some days we are not.

Posted on February 9, 2017
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A weekend examen

Posted on February 4, 2017
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Hills of Palos Verdes

At the Ignatian retreat. Watching the marine layer roll in over Los Angeles.

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I literally just bought Girl Scout cookies out of the back of a van in a poorly lit parking garage.

Posted on February 3, 2017
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Fighting fake news

Posted on January 24, 2017
by John Jackson

“Rather than focus on identifying fake news, then, we decided it made more sense to teach students how to recognize good journalism.” (Source: ARCLog)

We did a fake news workshop at mpow. I like this approach as well.

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The very powerful and the very stupid

Posted on January 22, 2017
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“You know, the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don’t alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit their views.”

Source: The Doctor

Posted on January 22, 2017
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I wonder if this is how Buffy felt the night before graduation day #snakedemon

Posted on January 19, 2017
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We reaffirm

Posted on January 19, 2017
by John Jackson

“We would like to reaffirm our commitment to long-standing library traditions and values, which include the promotion of intellectual freedom, the protection of information from loss or erasure, and the mindful and critical use of information.”

Source: LMU Library News

Posted on January 19, 2017
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Can you make a flier for that?

Posted on January 18, 2017
by John Jackson

“I stopped making 8.5-by-11-inch fliers this semester and I haven’t regretted it for a single moment.” My latest post for Programming Librarian. (Not really: I’ve printed a few flyers, but it’s no longer part of my standard workflow.)

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Gardener. Father. Academic librarian. (bibliothecarius communicendi). I drink and I know things.

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