Home at last

This is Homecoming Weekend. Last night kicked things off with an epic bonfire and tonight is the all-school family picnic followed by what will be one of the most important games in Out-of-Door history: the first Homecoming football game at our very own field. At long last the Out-of-Door Thunder has a place to call its own: brand-new tennis courts, baseball fields, and a stadium for football and soccer complete with grandstand and concession area. It's been a hive of activity around here ever since I was hired on in August of '08: since then I have seen the Arts Building and Black Box theater, then some renovations on the Petrik Thunderdome gym, then the construction of the Gelbman Wellness Center, and now the Homecoming inauguration of Thunder Arena. Am I wearing my blue and white? You bet!

Saturday is the dance, and from the rumblings I've been hearing on campus all week it will no doubt prove historic in its own way . . . I'll be reporting on that next week. See you at the game!

Way past my due date!

That was too easy, but it's not every day you can mix a library joke with obstetrical humor, right? As some of you may have noticed, I took leave last March, now have the second of two of the world's cutest children, and have failed to update the blog in about six months. I promise to more regularly appear here in the future. Other than  the obvious, the really important thing is that I have shiny new databases to unveil. Want a personal demo? Come visit me at the desk, and prepare to be dazzled.