tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86008607336025933322010-05-01T18:46:03.113-05:00The Transit LibrarianMore Transit, Less Library since 2002TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.comBlogger363125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-54223746126063834672009-08-23T22:40:00.002-05:002009-08-23T22:43:22.874-05:00adiosThis blog has been dying slowly for quite a while now. A facelift couldn't keep me interested. So I've started all over at <a href="http://cjcamp.com">cjcamp.com</a>. The three of you still following me here can come on over if you want...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-5422374612606383467?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-14001947891157172602009-08-23T19:32:00.002-05:002009-08-23T19:36:05.457-05:00transit and libraries<center><embed src="http://www.odeo.com/flash/audio_player_standard_black.swf" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="valid_sample_rate=true&external_url=http://underceej.net/transitandlibraries.mp3" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="52" width="300"></embed> </center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-1400194789115717260?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-48614270239420938022009-08-18T19:50:00.001-05:002009-08-18T19:53:30.841-05:00uhh...Dear progressive friends,<br /><br />This is not aimed at anyone in particular, so please don't take it personally. I just have a bug up my butt this evening...<br /><br /><center><embed src="http://www.odeo.com/flash/audio_player_standard_black.swf" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="valid_sample_rate=true&external_url=http://underceej.net/demcowards.mp3" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="52" width="300"></embed> </center><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"Dem Cowards" by Dewey Phantom</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-4861427023942093802?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-87507016236358084602009-08-08T17:13:00.004-05:002009-08-08T17:34:19.914-05:00videoFirst, watch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s7dCiiagK8">this</a>. Then, watch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvkFNz3gotE">this</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-8750701623635808460?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-13693149198998923182009-07-12T18:57:00.003-05:002009-07-12T19:02:02.569-05:00zooKassie and I went to the Minnesota Zoo today. As you might guess, we saw a lot of animals and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2028027&id=1070494252&l=86ac28db1a">I took some photos</a>. I know it's not a dog, but I couldn't resist taking a pic of this puma taking a dump!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/pumadump-701137.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/pumadump-701007.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Awesome!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-1369314919899892318?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-53053513490272226652009-07-05T20:57:00.001-05:002009-07-05T20:59:35.501-05:00Wausau<a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2027414&id=1070494252&l=1e4a979f30">I went to Wausau</a> for my grandma's 94th birthday celebration. I missed the party, because it was on Friday, but I caught the rest of the fun.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-5305351349027222665?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-70803569861722600312009-06-04T00:24:00.003-05:002009-06-04T00:26:07.415-05:00just a bit more about my grandfatherThe Wausau Daily Herald <a href="http://tinyurl.com/qv9oms">wrote some nice things</a> about Grandpa.<br /><br />We're headed to Wausau for the funeral on Friday.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-7080356986172260031?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-42606978241501008212009-06-01T18:29:00.002-05:002009-06-01T18:38:50.818-05:00Franklin M. Gering 1913-2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/grandpa3158-731088.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/grandpa3158-731083.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span><span style="font-size:100%;">My grandfather has been ill. In late April, when he first went to the hospital, we didn't think he would make it through the weekend. </span></span><span><span style="font-size:100%;"> His kidneys were failing and he suffered from congestive heart failure. </span></span><span><span style="font-size:100%;">But he hung in there. My brother and I visited him and said goodbye. He hung in there some more. This weekend he took a turn for the worse. I was on the phone with my mom a little while ago and she had just told me that his kidneys failed when she got another call. It was the lady from hospice calling to tell her that Grandpa died. He was a dynamic man of faith who lived an interesting and fruitful life. He was completely ready to go and comfortable with death. I'll miss him.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-4260697824150100821?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-13815213251145543222009-05-24T20:34:00.005-05:002009-05-24T21:12:47.550-05:00vacation '9<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >WARNING! Disturbing photos ahead.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Proceed at your own risk.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(I'll let you figure out which ones you think are disturbing...)</span><br /><br />Kassie's parents have a cabin and are in the process<br />of completing a house near Nevis, MN. We spent<br />a little over a week there. It was very relaxing.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-1-737165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-1-737127.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>We were all excited to go on vacation, but I think Jeff was the most excited of all...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-2-737247.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-2-737206.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Jeff checked out the beaver lodge, did not see a beaver.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-3-772469.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-3-772431.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kassie's brother Pete and his friend Josh were up for the first weekend we were there. Here, Josh cleans a walleye he caught.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-4-772555.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-4-772512.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Sarah and Nathan came to visit us the first weekend. We took a 10-plus mile bicycle ride on the <a href="http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_trails/heartland/index.html">Heartland Trail</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-5-798675.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-5-798640.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Oh, ha ha. I'll bet I'm the first person to ever do that! ha-freaking-ha.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-6-798750.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-6-798712.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Awesome! See you there! For sure!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-7-724843.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-7-724820.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>There are bald eagles on their lake.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-8-724915.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-8-724880.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>It's not far to Itasca, so Kassie, Jeff and I drove up there for the day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-9-769644.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-9-769602.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Jeff and I crossed the headwaters of the Mississippi.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-10-747664.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-10-747618.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Bambi.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-11-789841.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-11-789805.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Awesome! part 2.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-13-713023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-13-712989.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Akeley, MN. Kassie took this shortly after I read the notice to please stay off Paul's hand.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-12-789913.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-12-789877.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Walker, MN. You know, I don't know...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-14-713099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-14-713061.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I guess the Huber family must have all lost their limbs to leprosy or something.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-16-738436.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-16-738384.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Jeff got a treat. Slightly old zucchini.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-15-738341.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/vacation9-15-738301.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>And perhaps the most disturbing photo of all.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-1381521325114554322?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-5756658443837226962009-05-15T14:45:00.002-05:002009-05-15T14:51:08.758-05:00<center> <img src="http://underceej.net/vacbike.gif"> </center><br /><br /><center><embed src= "http://www.odeo.com/flash/audio_player_standard_black.swf" quality="high" width="300" height="52" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars= "valid_sample_rate=true&external_url=http://underceej.net/vacation-sm.mp3" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"> </embed></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-575665844383722696?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-14938219057172537312009-05-13T20:39:00.002-05:002009-05-13T20:40:02.261-05:00um...If you didn't like the nude year photo, <a href="http://transitlibrarian.com/2007_03_01_archive.html">this</a> might not be for you. But it amuses me.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-1493821905717253731?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-42456725595613870162009-05-11T19:41:00.002-05:002009-05-11T19:45:04.839-05:00remember me?<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/newbikesm-767037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/newbikesm-766997.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">I got a new bicycle today. I plan to be jumping over cars within the month.</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-4245672559561387016?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-5855560281893874142009-04-07T19:58:00.002-05:002009-04-07T20:00:46.259-05:00strangest thing I've heard for a whileI drove the 2 today.<br /><br />As a woman was exiting the bus, I wished her a nice day.<br /><br />She said, "Thank you. I hope you (pause, pause) get enough to eat tonight!"<br /><br />Um... I did.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-585556028189387414?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-81491015915706664032009-04-07T19:36:00.002-05:002009-04-07T19:56:16.990-05:00sweetHere's what a winning NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament bracket looks like:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/winningbracket09-713088.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/winningbracket09-712994.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>It's not mine. It's from a guy named Joe Taylor in New Jersey. It's awfully impressive. There were at least 4.6 million entries in the ESPN contest. It looks like he made a few entries, but still.<br /><br />You can see mine <a href="http://underceej.net/ncaa2009.html">here</a>. It's easily the best I've ever done and will ever do.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-8149101591570666403?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-75737187587568664622009-03-24T15:05:00.003-06:002009-03-24T15:27:22.090-06:00not too smartSo the economy is in tough shape and if you have a job, you ought to be happy to be employed. If you are a M*tro Tr*nsit bus driver, what would be a good move? <a href="http://wcco.com/crime/bus.driver.drink.2.965999.html">Drink while driving a bus</a>? Uh... sure. If you're this guy.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/mtdrunkcopy-770503.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/mtdrunkcopy-770476.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">If you really want to see what he looks like, it's easy to find a pic...<br /></span></div><br />There was a lot of buzz around the garage today, of course. His BAC was .24, which is pretty amazing. Naturally, I feel sorry for the guy. He clearly has a problem. I hope he gets some help. Um, I guess he probably won't have a choice, will he? I hope he accepts it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-7573718758756866462?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-62691376608320199542009-03-17T13:27:00.002-06:002009-03-17T13:28:08.111-06:00afternoon snack<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/3179sm-773066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/3179sm-773008.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-6269137660832019954?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-20819348966399660482009-03-17T13:11:00.002-06:002009-03-17T13:17:11.253-06:00ha!M*tro Tr*nsit, together with MillerCoors, is offering <a href="http://metrotransit.org/news/stories/02_09_StPatricksDay.asp">free rides tonight</a> from 6:00 PM until the last trip of the night.<br /><br />We have hoods to put over the farebox to remind our passengers that the ride is free.<br /><br />One of our dispatchers is pretty funny.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/takecover-797501.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/takecover-797497.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-2081934896639966048?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-33301050964974359022009-03-15T00:19:00.000-06:002009-03-15T00:20:04.088-06:00oh, dearsome idiot got let loose with the GifBuilder...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-3330105096497435902?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-27238521980443924222009-03-14T21:02:00.004-06:002009-03-14T22:40:33.321-06:00action<center><img src="http://underceej.net/nimbleboyactionsm.gif"></center><br /><br /><center><embed src= "http://www.odeo.com/flash/audio_player_standard_gray.swf" quality="high" width="300" height="52" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars= "valid_sample_rate=true&external_url=http://underceej.net/buttercup.mp3" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"> </embed></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-2723852198044392422?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-37867900647446988222009-03-07T18:52:00.002-06:002009-03-07T18:53:29.699-06:00ooh, ooh!check it:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/computer379-780523.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/computer379-780384.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-3786790064744698822?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-88780429261044331852009-03-05T19:12:00.002-06:002009-03-05T19:21:20.811-06:00betta fishMy niece and nephew each got a fish. My nephew, who is five, named his Pikachu. My niece, who is three, named hers before they even left the store. Her fish's name is... Karen.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/BettaFish-701962.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/BettaFish-701008.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Pikachu and Karen</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-8878042926104433185?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-53208478487799017182009-03-02T04:49:00.000-06:002009-03-02T04:49:00.678-06:00stop!!!As if I don't find the BUS STORAGE sign amusing enough...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/stopfeeding-786871.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/stopfeeding-786867.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-5320847848779901718?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-16360374186309180132009-03-01T18:11:00.003-06:002009-03-01T18:16:01.708-06:00dear wcco.com,um...<br />1) your graphic amuses me to begin with,<br />2) click to enlarge?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/wccobra-733276.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/wccobra-733261.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-1636037418630918013?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-80892850214928592942009-02-26T11:28:00.001-06:002009-02-26T11:29:46.688-06:00she said,"I'm having a seizure."<br /><br />And she was. It passed and she got on my bus.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-8089285021492859294?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600860733602593332.post-20454042547435366832009-02-26T11:14:00.003-06:002009-02-26T11:21:05.397-06:00hello, it's been awhileKassie called me in to the TV to see <a href="http://wcco.com/local/woman.killed.bus.2.944277.html">some bad news</a> last night. A bus hit and killed a woman in Minneapolis last evening. Apparently, the driver was unaware he'd done it until he got a call from Control.<br /><br />I feel terrible for the woman's family and terrible for the driver, who is an acquaintance of mine.<br /><br />If I ever have the misfortune of killing someone while driving a bus, I'm not sure I could go back to driving (assuming it wasn't my fault and I got to keep my job). For me, this serves as a(nother) reminder just how fragile life as I know it really is.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8600860733602593332-2045404254743536683?l=transitlibrarian.com%2Findex.html' alt='' /></div>TLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.com1