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December 6, 2014 by kittynh
Ellie is a wonderful friend, and also a retired librarian. I’ve written about her before, and she also is the …
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Category: books
| Tags: Baltimore, book, books, Ellie, librarian, library, library people, Maryland, odd people
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June 6, 2014 by kittynh
I want to thank my good friend Ellie, who is retiring this month, for this terrific post on her mentor. …
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Category: Uncategorized
| Tags: author, Baltimore, Elephant Man, Enoch Pratt Free Library, inspiration, librarian, library, Maryland, mentor, Neurofibromatosis, Neurofibromatosis Foundation, Rosa Bonheur, Rosalia Shriver
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March 23, 2014 by Geek Goddess
I recently did a series of blog posts on setting up a home library, reviewing catalog software and sharing photos …
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Category: James Randi, skeptic
| Tags: James Randi, library, Michael Shermer, Phil Plait, skeptic
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November 24, 2013 by kittynh
I am a devotee of used book stores. I was recently enjoying the children’s section of my favorite of these …
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Category: skeptic, Uncategorized
| Tags: biography, book, Charles, Charles Darwin, Charles Kingsley, children, Copley Medal, Darwin, Darwin Northern Territory, Descent of Man, Dial Press, education, evolution, Kingsley, Leaky, library, Origin of Specie, Origin of Species, Religion, Royal Society, snake handling, United States, vintage
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May 12, 2013 by kittynh
https://sites.google.com/site/cabotpubliclibrary/programs/may/alien-abduction If you have a chance, come see and hear me at the Cabot Library (Cabot Vermont, they make great …
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Category: UFO, Uncategorized
| Tags: abduction, aftermath, alien, Barney, Betty, Betty and Barney Hill abduction, Bigfoot, Cabot, Cabot Library, Chip Taylor, Hill, Kitty Mervine, library, New Hampshire, paranormal, talk, theories, UFO, Unidentified flying object, Vermont
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April 7, 2013 by kittynh
I recently went to visit my good friend Ellie Luchinsky. She is a librarian at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in …
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Category: Uncategorized
| Tags: Baltimore, Billie Holiday, books, community, computers, Edgar Allan Poe, Enoch Pratt, Enoch Pratt Free Library, internet, knowledge, Latin America, library, Maryland, Poe, statue, United States, what good are libraries, why we need libraries
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March 10, 2013 by kittynh
Last year was the best birthday I will ever have my entire life. I have had some good ones in the …
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Category: James Randi, Uncategorized
| Tags: Amazing Randi, art, birthday, Deyvi, Florida, James Randi, James Randi Educational Foundation, JREF, Kitty Mervine, library, Little Princess, Mark Mervine, New England, Randi, skeptic
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December 3, 2012 by kittynh
Sadly the JREF (James Randi Educational Foundation) office is no longer in Ft.Lauderdale Florida. The good part is that the …
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Category: James Randi, Uncategorized
| Tags: Amazing, Florida, Ft.Lauderdale, James Randi, JREF, library, magician, Randi, skeptic, visit
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November 20, 2012 by kittynh
Many years ago I lived in the lakeside town of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Manitowoc is known for making cranes, ice machines …
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Category: Uncategorized
| Tags: cat, ghost, haunted house, haunting, history, holy beer, Hubbard, library, Manitowoc, Mr.Hubbard, noise, north 9th street, paranormal, submarines, Wisconsin
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