polls

Poll: Worst Honeymoon Locations?

I’m feeling the pressure. In August I will be celebrating my tenth anniversary, a second honeymoon of sorts. I’ve been trying to figure out where we’re going to go and I’m drawing a blank. So I’m putting the question out to you readers since I know she’ll never read the blog. But I’d like to [...]

April 30, 2011 READ MORE →

Poll: The Best Westerns – Movies And Books

I was in seventh grade when I discovered Louis L’amour in the Junior High library. About two weeks later I had plowed through all of the Sackett books except for Lando, which we didn’t have. I rushed over to the Public Library and pestered a librarian until she located it in another city and had [...]

February 23, 2011 READ MORE →

Poll: Books That Change Your Life

How many times have you heard someone say that a book changed their life? In how many of those instances were you able to observe that a change had actually taken place? The question’s not entirely fair–after all, some changes take a long time to arise, and tracing what we now view as a profound [...]

January 30, 2011 READ MORE →

Poll: Worst Day At Work Part 2

It’s been quite a while since I wrote about the worst day at work that I ever had, even though it is pretty hilarious in hindsight. That day is still at the top of the list for me, despite the fact that I’ve worked just about every day since. What has changed, however, is you, [...]

January 21, 2011 READ MORE →

Poll: Most Boring Books?

Looking for some boring books to read? Probably not. But just in case, read on. Nancy Pearl, author of the Book Lust (my review) series and all-around librarian extraordinaire, was just awarded Library Journal’s “Librarian of The Year Award.” Well-deserved, and frankly, I have no idea how it has taken this long for it to [...]

January 10, 2011 READ MORE →

Poll: Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn, and the N Word

Blogging about items in the news is a time-honored tradition amongst lame hit-monger bloggers who just want traffic for the sake of traffic. But today I heard something that I would love to hear everyone weigh in on so I’m going to indulge. But first I need to share an experience with you: A couple [...]

January 6, 2011 READ MORE →

Poll: The Funniest Books?

Humor is a slippery animal. Tough to pin down, to define, to describe. And what makes me laugh might make you groan or outrage you, or vice versa. But when it’s done right there’s nothing better. That’s one of the problems with just listing books that are funny. There is no “best” when it comes [...]

December 14, 2010 READ MORE →

The Stingy Pig: Or, What Do You Want For Christmas?

I wish I could say that my most memorable Christmas was the one where I did something nice for someone, or that I was filled with holly jolly good will towards my fellow men, or that I finally gave someone the perfect gift, but those would all be wretched lies and falsehoods, and ’tis the [...]

December 6, 2010 READ MORE →

Poll: Worst Christmas Song Ever?

Before I get down to dissecting a serious musical horror that even HP Lovecraft could not have composed, let me say: I love Christmas and I love Christmas music. Most of it, anyways. The melodies for Greensleeves and Silent Night would give me goosebumps whether I was Christian, Buddhist, or even one of David Icke’s [...]

November 24, 2010 READ MORE →

Poll: Your Least Favorite Exercises (you probably don’t need to do them)

Let’s pick up the gripe-fest of World’s Strongest Librarian, home of strength training (and fussing) for body and mind again. It’s time to talk exercises. Specifically, exercises you absolutely hate. I train several people each week–I’m not a full-time trainer, so that “several” is not meant to impress you–and whenever I’m with someone new, they [...]

November 15, 2010 READ MORE →