Nessie!

81 years ago, Colonel Robert Wilson took a picture of Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster. Maybe. Or maybe it was a hoax.

Hello, Nessie!

Whatever - today's Google Doodle marks the date, although the artist obviously believes it to be a hoax.

Aliens. It's always aliens.

Anyway, if you're interested, you can join the search for Nessie using Google Street View! Honestly, I don't actually think I'll see Nessie - but the Scottish Highlands are certainly gorgeous.



Links!

• Libraries, Books, Writers, & Suchlike
• New York Public Libraries Warn of a ‘Staggering’ Crisis
• April 21, 1816: Charlotte Bronte born
• How a Pulitzer-winning series forced South Carolina to face its domestic violence problem 
• Archivist James Fox says UO Interim President Scott Coltrane's team betrayed, scapegoated him 
• Minneapolis ranked most literate city New Orleans came in at 27th. C'mon, NOLA, we can do better than that!
• Thai Librarians Visit ALA Washington Office I hope information ethics was one of the subjects discussed. 
• Net & Tech
• Stand with Senator Bernie Sanders: Make secret trade agreements public We, the people, should not be left out of important international trade agreements! We should know what, exactly, we are getting signed up for with the TPP and any other secret agreements. 
• Jeb Bush praises Obama over NSA spying I have to say, this is one of the areas I feel President Obama really messed up. 
• House set to move quickly on Patriot Act bill Gross...Can't we just scrap it, please? 
• Senate Dems press regulators to block Comcast merger
• MPAA Strategized On How To 'Tell The Positive Side' Of Internet Censorship 
• Winged Insects Made From Old Computer Circuit Boards And Electronics Absolutely gorgeous! 
• Health & Science
• Mellow Pastimes Can Be Good For Your Health, Too 
• Education
• Educators alarmed by some questions on N.Y. Common Core tests 
• How the Obamas opted their children out of high-stakes standardized tests "It was easy for Barack and Michelle Obama to opt-out. They send Sasha and Malia to [a] prestigious...[s]chool...where tuition is about $35,000 a year and students do not take high-stakes Common Core-aligned tests. The Obamas chose this school in part because it offers children an enriched curriculum, not constant test prep." 
• Authority Issues
• Officer Charged in Beating of Man, Floyd Dent, During Traffic Stop 
• Other (Serious Stuff)
• Disordered Thinking "Insisting on the existence of something that demonstrably does not exist – and remember, this is hardly the kind of thing that could be hidden from view as most conspiracy theories can conveniently claim – is neither a fact, nor a belief, nor an opinion. It is a delusion, defined as 'an erroneous belief held despite strong, indisputable evidence to the contrary.' Delusions are a sign of, at best, mental fatigue or confusion. In most cases they are an indicator of something much more serious." Related: Islamic Extremists Have Seized Control Of U.S. Cities, Says NRA Seminar 
• The Whistleblower’s Tale: How An Accountant Took on Halliburton Wow! 
• Other (Fun Stuff)
• How AeroPress Fans Are Hacking Their Way To A Better Cup Of Coffee I can't oversell the AeroPress, really - it honestly makes the best coffee I've ever had, except for the coffee I had in Nicaragua, and the extenuating circumstances there are pretty hard to beat. I mean, I was staying at a community where coffee was grown, harvested, roasted, and made unbelievably fresh every day. I can only daydream about using an AeroPress under those circumstances - I think that might be my idea of Heaven, as long as I have a library there, too. ANYWAY! I think I'll have to try some of these guys' techniques and see how much better my coffee can be. Also, it might be my new go-to wedding present, idk.  
• See How The Most Common Job In Every State Has Changed Over Time Wow, there are a lot of truck drivers...