http://wanderingeyre.com/2007/01/31/the-internet-and-the-towne-centre/ A bibliophile's musings on books, libraries, the world, life, and anything else that comes to mind Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:16:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://wanderingeyre.com/2007/01/31/the-internet-and-the-towne-centre/#comment-8544 T Scott Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:06:37 +0000 http://wanderingeyre.com/2007/01/31/the-internet-and-the-towne-centre/#comment-8544 It's at least a dozen years ago that I realized that my "personal" and "professional" lives had become completely blended. Technology frees me from the tyranny of the 5-day work week -- sure, I do a lot of work on weekends, but I can also take a day off in the middle of the week to go to the museums, or to do things around the house or just to recover from being up until 4:00 in the morning playing guitar at Marty's Bar. On my blog I try to write seriously about library issues, but I also write about my delight in my granddaughter, about the latest with my band, about how I feel about politics and life. It's all part of who I am. Now I am always acutely aware that my mother reads my blog, many of the people who work for me read my blog, and many of the senior administrators at my university read it. So I weigh every sentence before I hit that post button. But I think it is important to be real, and to be complete. I believe it makes me a better library director, and certainly a better human being. It’s at least a dozen years ago that I realized that my “personal” and “professional” lives had become completely blended. Technology frees me from the tyranny of the 5-day work week — sure, I do a lot of work on weekends, but I can also take a day off in the middle of the week to go to the museums, or to do things around the house or just to recover from being up until 4:00 in the morning playing guitar at Marty’s Bar. On my blog I try to write seriously about library issues, but I also write about my delight in my granddaughter, about the latest with my band, about how I feel about politics and life. It’s all part of who I am. Now I am always acutely aware that my mother reads my blog, many of the people who work for me read my blog, and many of the senior administrators at my university read it. So I weigh every sentence before I hit that post button. But I think it is important to be real, and to be complete. I believe it makes me a better library director, and certainly a better human being.

]]> http://wanderingeyre.com/2007/01/31/the-internet-and-the-towne-centre/#comment-8537 Michael Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:08:01 +0000 http://wanderingeyre.com/2007/01/31/the-internet-and-the-towne-centre/#comment-8537 Thanks for this. I really believe that to whatever extent a person is comfortable they should experience the Town Square -- and put themselves out there! Thanks for this. I really believe that to whatever extent a person is comfortable they should experience the Town Square — and put themselves out there!

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