Author Archives: Harry Brake

One of the films that showed today (Saturday) was the following: Now Showing @ ALA: Bonsai People – the Vision of Muhammad Yunus and here is this particular film preview: Muhammad Yunus As well, there were others at ALA2013 showing … Continue reading →

Saturday June 29th Session 1 AASL Best Websites for teaching and Learning So far I felt this was one of the most crucial and hands-on workshop from the very beginning when this workshop began. Attached are the detailed Apps chosen … Continue reading →

July 28th ALA Opening Session Speech – Open Session of ALA Friday Night notes. After you see the above link to the attachment that details the key points made by the Chicago Mayor and Stephen Leavitt, aside from the humor it … Continue reading →

To start off the day, BLACKHAWKS celebration!  Yes, today was the day of the parade, and all had been warned of the hassle it would be with shuttles to and from the conference.  As usual, I walked across the street … Continue reading →

29:15.  That was my time.  Believe it or not, 15th for men, 41st overall in a 158 person race, and yet, with better shoes, better breathing practice, better training, I feel I could have been at least in the 23ish … Continue reading →

DON’T FORGET,  to see info specific to the ALA Conference look at my blog, Sneaking into the Library.  I will be updating with new info the next 2 days!  Thanks! http://whatchmacalit.wordpress.com Former post about the 5k preparation and more to … Continue reading →

(Wednesday) As I sit in Benito Juarez Airport, I reflect on the last few weeks, and wow, the realizations of things that have happened and haven’t…you’ll love this upcoming post…:) (Thursday) It has been awhile, but oh what an awhile … Continue reading →

I did not even realize it was Father’s Day until Cynthia Kaplan, from Lucky Dog told me, lol.  Funny, it was while she was telling me of a dog that was found at the metro in Roma today…:(   I’m … Continue reading →

…about Mexico.  As individuals that study and work here, we often laugh about the stereotypes we had, and our friends have, that are not from Mexico.  I say this as I know what I was thinking when I entered Mexico … Continue reading →

I have been reluctant to describe my feelings this month of June, as so much has kept crashing against my memory bank – I should say emotional bank as the number of experiences I have tried to come to terms … Continue reading →