Bob Jonas's Blog, page 9
July 1, 2014
Librarian Survives Vegas
After three days at the American Library Association Conference in Las Vegas, Susan and I felt like trapped players in an adult video game. As Woody Allen once said, “Vegas is a city dedicated to greed and bad taste,” an observation as accurate now as it was when Bugsy Siegel moved the Mob west.Like a …
May 29, 2014
Vagabond Librarian blog posts soon to appear on Facebook
Pretty soon, our blog posts will appear on our Facebook page.
May 4, 2014
May 1, 2014
November 1, 2013
September 29, 2013
Connecting
On one of my many walks with a friend last year, I was taken aback when he stopped, took a deep breath, and said, “Bob, don’t take this the wrong way” – which usually means that’s exactly the way I’m going to take it – “but… you are on a mission.” “You mean I’m whining?” …
August 20, 2013
August 18, 2013
Censored From the Start
Censored From the Start On September 22, 2007, I sent a copy of the first draft of ChinAlive to a good friend in Beijing. Although I left Beijing in 2006 to work at a school in Hong Kong we stayed in touch. She had the kind of credentials to be able offer me great advise on many …
January 12, 2013
Teaching Shanghai Police Trainees a Diplomatic Coup
This was an article I wrote for the Oregonian, my home town newspaper, the first year we were in China. Voices My Turn Summary: Beaverton school librarian in China treads softly when exchanging views with students on Kosovo, NATO bombing On May 7, 1999, the United States during a joint military action with NATO forces, …
Ladalizing the Liberian
Ladalizing the Liberian — Nov. 24, 2004 After three years in Shanghai and a year and a half in Beijing, one of the best things about living in China – as we have repeatedly bragged to family and friends – was the how safe we felt here. The rose colored glasses came off last night …
