ALA at 150

The American Librarian Association (ALA) is celebrating its 150th anniversary with some nice articles including a special website and blog (link) along with the section: 55 Moments That Redefined Librarianship.

Hats off ALA and Happy Birthday!

Things Here I'd Rather Avoid

I mean, I-No-Need, I-No-Need, I-No-Need :

"CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP"

Groovy Things to Read

Bunch of groovy things to read over the weekend:

Famous Last Words (Chap. 5k)

"Get the App"

Please, enough is enough is enough ... :-(

Shoes?

Anyone need a pair of shoes? There hanging from the street-sign for whoever wants ...

Cubs Game!

Cubs game! Kinda cool (weather) but hear that crowd inside !!!

Storm On the Way Home

Kinda rainy rainy on the way home (Broadway & Briar) ...

Most Important Article of the Year ... :-)

The Author of the New 'Burger Bible' Picks Her Top 5 Chicago Burgers [Chicago Suntimes]:

'Let the Debate Begin. Am I Biased? Wildly Subjective? Untrustworthy Even? Therein Lies the Joy of Our Collective Burger Obsession.'

By Maggie Hennessy | WBEZ Apr 1, 2026, 5:30am CDT

3 Years Since Library Bye-Bye

Oh, well ... [link]

Repeat After Me

So important:

• "Mustard, Relish, Grilled Onions & Pickle!"
• "Mustard, Relish, Grilled Onions & Pickle!"

I'll leave the rest to you ... :-)

Empty Bottle

I really really wish they'd leave me at least a little to drink ...

Yummy Yummy

Just finished off a couple of things that had been taking up space in yee-old-fridge -- two pieces of fried chicken and two ice-cream bars. Next week starts the annual diet :-) ...

Outside Beds

Nice they got these outside beds around here -- can take a snooze when I need or want to ...🙃

Tonight's Project

Um, think I'll be listening to all the tunes on my iTunes app (>1k) ... :-)

Tis The Season

Getting a lot of these at the moment: 'Can you pledge monthly just $1 before bed tonight...?' :-)

Jesse Jackson Event by Rainbow Push

Really, really nice event by Rainbow PUSH devoted to the recently passed away Jesse Jackson.

ALA 2026 (6/25-6/29)!

Looking forward to ALA 2026 (6/25-6/29)!   Just signed up!

Thank You Rev. Jackson!

Hats off Rev Jackson -- Thanks for helping me out in West Berlin! (background) ...

Chicago Reader Returned to Weekly (2014)

Interesting article from 2014 explaining why the Chicago Reader was returning from bi-weekly to a weekly publication:

Publisher's Note: Why the Reader Is Returning to Weekly Publishing
The Chicago Reader's print publication will return to weekly publishing in June 2024. The paper pivoted to a biweekly print schedule in June 2020. [link]

Note (2/6/26): They've recently switched back to monthly (link)...

Famous Last Words

"Download our app"

No Thanks ...