Wow, I'm a complete failure in keeping up this daily blog. So let's see some events
Sunday (18 May 2020) - I couldn't get my Firefox to connect me to my home link at http://people.virginia.edu/~pm9k/ for about 40 minutes (a mystery), but got to the WS Zoom with two Woodstock alum women and listened to fascinating talk of Woodstock, dominance of men in organizations still (even at Amazon), not being treated as an American in America (3rd culture kid), gardens, Indian / Western clothing, and much more. Made Sunday brunch. Worked up an Anglo-Indian Worldcat bibliography stimulated by a wonderful long email by an Anglo-Indian classmate. Worked our asses off in the Azalea garden - preparing, digging, and planting 3 rows of corn, and bringing in two more wheelbarrows of mulch (ruined, bleeding my right hand on a metal stake guiding the barrow in). We had done work yesterday digging holes and planting 3 bell peppers, 2 basil, and 12 chili/cayenne peppers Deej's beans are up. Our main food crops are thus in.
Then Sunday evening McCalk family and close friends Zoom at 7:30 - it didn't work for me for the first 3 minutes - then others came in - Jimmy, Arlene, Margaret. Marilyn (her birthday today at 83) kept trying to get in and finally did. Julie logged in for about 5 minutes, seeing Eliza briefly for her birthday. Margaret had to leave as the cell phone she was using was dying. Jimmy shared some Calkins screens including Claude's moves around SW Iowa in the first half of the 20th century and his Flicker Calkin's pages. Then the usual 3 or 4 PBS Sunday night series.
We've been on some walks this week. One around the Dell Pond as part of my returning Keith's power cord to our Kerchof Office. I dropped my blue SA bag somewhere, but because I did a GoPro recording, we could see where I dropped it near Ruffner Hall. So went back and retrieved it the next day. Also finished mowing the back yard on Thursday evening.
I've been going to several coffee break work Zooms each day, though Todd was off and Rich / Arlyn took over this week. The SEL Zoom was sparcely attended also. There were lots of folks at Mira's Library Zoom Wed afternoon. I zoom with her tomorrow after 5 as my chance to introduce myself.
There was a fascinating Class of 1959 Zoom Saturday afternoon - not too many on (15+) but very interesting, mainly because Willie suggested we talk about our careers that we have had and about 5 of us took 10-15 minutes to describe our careers. Some interesting Woodstock stories emerged too.
I've been working with two other librarians to help prepare for the Summer Anthropology course on Film ethnographies. Also working with two professors to see if we can get their research purchase requests, or retrieve a book from Clemons library and mail it to the professor in DC.
Also worked on photos and videos - see the video called Social Walk 2020 Early May, with 36 photos And the video May Day 2020 Library and Lawn
Biggest news for me working from home - I was successful in setting up my Dual Screens on Tues/Wed finding a missing power cord.
Sunday (18 May 2020) - I couldn't get my Firefox to connect me to my home link at http://people.virginia.edu/~pm9k/ for about 40 minutes (a mystery), but got to the WS Zoom with two Woodstock alum women and listened to fascinating talk of Woodstock, dominance of men in organizations still (even at Amazon), not being treated as an American in America (3rd culture kid), gardens, Indian / Western clothing, and much more. Made Sunday brunch. Worked up an Anglo-Indian Worldcat bibliography stimulated by a wonderful long email by an Anglo-Indian classmate. Worked our asses off in the Azalea garden - preparing, digging, and planting 3 rows of corn, and bringing in two more wheelbarrows of mulch (ruined, bleeding my right hand on a metal stake guiding the barrow in). We had done work yesterday digging holes and planting 3 bell peppers, 2 basil, and 12 chili/cayenne peppers Deej's beans are up. Our main food crops are thus in.
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| The Home Work Station Room |
We've been on some walks this week. One around the Dell Pond as part of my returning Keith's power cord to our Kerchof Office. I dropped my blue SA bag somewhere, but because I did a GoPro recording, we could see where I dropped it near Ruffner Hall. So went back and retrieved it the next day. Also finished mowing the back yard on Thursday evening.
I've been going to several coffee break work Zooms each day, though Todd was off and Rich / Arlyn took over this week. The SEL Zoom was sparcely attended also. There were lots of folks at Mira's Library Zoom Wed afternoon. I zoom with her tomorrow after 5 as my chance to introduce myself.
There was a fascinating Class of 1959 Zoom Saturday afternoon - not too many on (15+) but very interesting, mainly because Willie suggested we talk about our careers that we have had and about 5 of us took 10-15 minutes to describe our careers. Some interesting Woodstock stories emerged too.
I've been working with two other librarians to help prepare for the Summer Anthropology course on Film ethnographies. Also working with two professors to see if we can get their research purchase requests, or retrieve a book from Clemons library and mail it to the professor in DC.
Also worked on photos and videos - see the video called Social Walk 2020 Early May, with 36 photos And the video May Day 2020 Library and Lawn
Biggest news for me working from home - I was successful in setting up my Dual Screens on Tues/Wed finding a missing power cord.
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