Third Hand Held Librarians Conference July 28-29
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Bruce Slutsky was born in New York City in 1949. For the last 17 years I have worked as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark. I have been married to Karen since 1983. We have a son Lee who is now 22 years old. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I am interested in rock and roll radio. Since the inception of the team in 1962 I have been a big fan of the New York Mets.
Rolling Stone magazine reports Bob Dylan will release the latest edition of his bootleg series plus a massive collection of reissues of his earliest albums. The 47 track set will feature Witmark and Leeds demos.
Last night's game was part of our 6-pack. The Mets came off a dreadful 2-9 west coast trip, but it seemed like the friendly confines of Citifield did the Mets some good. The hitting attack featured a 3 run home run by Jeff Francoeur and a two run homer by Jose Reyes. Jonathan Niese was the winning pitcher.
Instead of reading the magazine section of the Sunday New York Times on the train to work, I read it in Alley Pond Park today since I am on staycation. The cover article titled The Web Means the End of Forgetting really piqued my interest. It is written by Jeffrey Rosen, a law professor at George Washington University. The articles discusses the fact the posts on Facebook, Twitter, and personal blogs may be impossible to erase and what is written there may adversely effect someone for years to come. I must admit that I have been guilty of a few minor indiscretions in what I have posted. I try to be careful, but I do make mistakes. I would like to discuss a few specific points made in this article.
Today Adichie and The Afro Jungle Jazz Band and Dancers was the featured artist at Flushing Town Hall . I never heard African Jazz before, so this performance was something new for me. Before the concert there were dance lessons. I was never much of a dancer so I took a pass. From there were took a drive over to Applebees in Bayside for dinner.
I went out with Lee to Cunningham Park at 8 AM to play basketball before it got too hot. When we got home we decided to see Inception with Leonardo DiCaprio. He is an excellent actor, but the film was somewhat confusing. We were thinking about attending a rally by the Mitchell-Linden Civic Association which was against overdevelopment in downtown Flushing. I would have liked to have gone, but it was just too hot. We got home to see the end of the Yankee game as they lost 7-4. Alex Rodriguez did not get his 600th career home run. I didn't turn on the Met game until 5 PM, but it was a big oy vey as they lost to the Dodgers 3-2 in the 13th inning. James Loney had a walk off home run off Oliver Perez. How could the Mets pay this guy $36 million over 3 years. He is bad news. I think they should get rid of him and eat the contract.
For the first time in over two years I drove out to Hempstead Lake State Park in Nassau County to do my regular Friday summer hike. I pulled my usual "stunt" and parked on a side street about 1/4 mile away. This summer the parking rate for New York State Parks went up to $8. Regular park users can buy a seasonal pass. I could see paying that if I was going to be in the park for several hours for a family picnic. It is just not worth it for just me to walk around for 2 hours.