'My uncle thought he was St Jerome'
"What Jerome is ignorant of, no man has ever known."
- St Augustine
Today is the saint's day of St Jerome, patron saint not only of translators, but also of librarians, archivists and libraries.
I am totally naming all of my children Jérôme.
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srah - Tuesday, 30 September 2003 - 10:08 PM
Tags: holidays, language, librarydom, school of information
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Jez - October 1, 2003 - 10:24 AM - ℓ
Click here to see your site Splendidized.
A little toy from the new Stephen Fry movie website.
Cheryl - October 1, 2003 - 11:44 AM - ℓ
What's going on with your website? It's weird today. We've made a Fruit Fly Kills tally, with each of our names. So far, I'm at zero. No! I just killed two in, like, half a second!
Cheryl - October 2, 2003 - 12:23 PM - ℓ
It's working now. Just nothing loaded up but the actual blow entries. I could have refreshed it, I suppose.
Thought you might want to know that the Archie McPhee Librarian Action Figure is now available to purchase. Just got this in the ol' Inbox:
LIBRARIAN ACTION FIGURE
We made an action figure of our favorite Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl and then, POW!, she becomes a national media sensation. As talked about on the
Today Show, NPR and radio stations as far away as Australia, this action figure makes a great gift for your favorite librarian or anyone who loves
books. She comes holding a tiny copy of Nancy Pearl's book "Book Lust" which we also have for sale in actual readable size!
http://www.mcphee.com/amusements/current/11247.html
Also newly available: Shakespeare, Einstein, and Pope Innocent III.
Yes, I'm pimping for a company that I don't even work for.