Category Archives: Language

Ireland=Middle-earth

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

My name is Kerry and I’m a Tolkien-junky. Over the holidays I saw The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey six times. The cinematography, special effects, and characters were so real I couldn’t help myself. Only snowstorms and icy roads kept me … Continue reading →

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Term Papers, Smerm Papers!

Posted on December 10, 2010 by

Got a term paper due at the end of the semester staring you in the face? Final exams? Maybe even a thesis to defend? Stop whining and be glad you weren’t a bard! In Ireland, there were druidic colleges in … Continue reading →

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Space…the final frontier

Posted on October 1, 2010 by

As I sit down to pen a commissioned piece – a chapter entitled Reinventing the Obituary File for the Digital Age in a book aimed at library professionals – I’m mindful of how much we take reading and writing for … Continue reading →

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