Craziness...

What do you do when the babysitter emails you to tell you she can't watch the kids anymore?

You take them to work.

Strangely enough, I think I got more work done with them here...

Links!

• Books You Might Like! The New York Public Library Launches Recommendations by Bookish in Online Catalog. What a great idea!
• Really? You’re Not in a Book Club? I am! (It's called "Under the Covers." Sassy!) And it's an unusual one - we "meet" on Facebook. So far this year, we've gone through Lois Lowry's Giver series. 
• Here's some actually wonderful advice on writing: Stupid Answers to Common Writing Questions
• March 26, 1920: F. Scott Fitzgerald published his first novel, This Side of Paradise. I haven't read it (yet), but I adore his masterpiece, The Great Gatsby. 
• Happy birthday, Leonard Nimoy! 
• Why sourcing photos matters – how misattribution is amplified on the web. Unless it's my photo, I link to where I found it (you just click the pic). It's a difficult problem, though, and can be potentially much worse, as history gets all twisted up. I mean, we already know there are problems with misattributed quotes (occasionally, we can't find out who really said it at all, anymore); misattributed photos can be just as confusing. 
• PyOhio! If you're in Ohio, I will be very unhappy with you if you don't attend. Although I won't know if you don't tell me, I suppose. I will, however, be potentially quite cross.
• United Students Against Sweatshops Want Teach for America Off College Campuses. For very good reasons, really.
• Deepwater Horizon is not done affecting us, yet: Oil Spill May Have Caused Heart Defects In Fish
• Tidy Dog toy box encourages dogs to pick up after themselves. I wonder if I can get one for my kids...