And believe me, no one is more surprised than I am that I'm in opposition to the #nwsltocbus I've been a Columbus Eagles FC season ticket member for years, and go to as many OSU Women's home matches as I can. If supporters are looking for role models, maybe start there and cut out the billionaires.
Columbus City Council voted to approve the Haslam Sports Group's land and money grab to secure an NWSL franchise in Columbus. There are a lot of people articulating why this is an awful deal but this article from @matternews.bsky.social
sums it up pretty succinctly tinyurl.com/m6k7mttd #nwsltocbus
A cup of coffee is pictured next to a laptop computer and some papers (including paint samples) on a round white coffee table in an otherwise empty living room. In the background you can see some boxes, an orange extensions cord, an old radiator cover and stairs leading the second floor.
The #library30 prompt for Day 21 is "favorite beverage", and that's coffee. It's not the beverage I drink most (that would be flavored fizzy water), but it is the beverage that's most necessary. Today, I'm enjoying a cup in the spare environs of our Akron almost-mansion. #libraries #skybrarians
I don't even live in DC and I excitedly go off about the subway from time to time. Really an amazing engineering feat and an amazing service!
Four talking book machines are shown sitting on top of cardboard boxes. These machines resemble old style cassette players. They are black plastic, have speakers on the front, and large, easy to navigate buttons as well as a slot for a special audiobook cassette.
The #library30 prompt for today is "inclusion". At the @statelibohio.bsky.social we make sure all Ohioans can enjoy books through our Talking Books program; providing free recorded books playback equipment to approximately 11,000 visually impaired and print disabled residents. #libraries #library
Got it. I remember hearing about that now. I like plan, but the order of operation is maybe off? That island was a little jarring to encounter during rush hour on my first day commuting on the bike this year!
We shouldn't need an app or browser to order carryout food. Phone calls worked just fine, better really.
This photo presents the view of a bicyclist travailing down a long straight road in a dedicated bike lane. The bike lane is clearly marked, but it is obstructed by a freshly installed pedestrian crossing island. It is unclear how a person on a bike would be expected to navigate this feature. Questions then abound.
Hey @bikelanecorvid.bsky.social You're a student of bike lanes, right? What am I looking at here? Am I expected to go right into traffic, or jog left toward the sidewalk to get around this island?
An acrylic display case features a variety of print materials related to forestry and forest fires from the State Library of Ohio's collection. Included in the display are poster about preventing forest fires, pamphlets, and the periodicals Ohio Forest News and Forest Worker.
The Day 14 prompt for the #library30 Photo Challenge is "displays". We have an amazing collection of materials at the State Library Of Ohio and our publicity person does an amazing job of displaying them These items highlight forests, forest work, and forest safety. #libraries #skybrarians #library
A commemorative coin celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) features the IMLS logo and an waving American Flag on a green background. The text reads, 3oth Anniversary Institute of Museum and Library Services.
I missed a day of the #library30 Photo Challenge, so this post will cover the prompts for Day 12 (the past) and Day 13 (the future). Congratulations to the Institute of Museum and Library Services on 30 years of service! Here's looking forward to at least 30 more! #library #libraries #skybrarians
H G Wells...1866 – 1946... I always thought this would be the most disorienting lifetime. You're born riding horses and pooping outside, and you die seeing people fly in jets and knowing we could destroy the earth. Also, radio, cars, electricity, movies, sound recording, and penicillin. Wow.
Here Are J.D. Vance’s Biggest Billionaire Donors. This is from 2024, but (spoiler alert) Jimmy Haslam (Haslam Sports Group) comes in at #4 #nwsltocbus www.forbes.com/sites/leokam...
A matted and framed color print, possibly a lithograph signed in the lower right by the artist Pitt L. Fitzgerald. It features an image of a scrubby desert landscape with two, tall rock formations in the distance at the horizon line. The title is "Castles in the Sage" and the edition number is 12 of 100.
Today's #library30 Photo Challenge prompt is "lost and found". This print isn't lost or found, more like random and unassigned. It's currently on a shelf in our office. It has an asset tag on the back, so I expect there's some provenance and accounting for it. #library #libraries #skybrarians
Get them out of there. C'mon. #artemis
You're muted... #artemis
I don't need the heat visualization thanks #artemis
C'mon astronauts!!! You can do it!!! #artemis
A long row of mostly empty library shelves are pictured receding into the vanishing point int the distance. There is a row of flourescent lights above the shelves, and above that the tall ceiling recedes into darkness. The floor is black and grey patterned carpet.
The #library30 Day 10 Photo Challenge prompt is "after we close". This photo is relevant since the @statelibohio.bsky.social recently announced plans to move! tinyurl.com/bdzasm8p Staff here have already started packing up materials. Wish us luck! #library #libraries #skybrarians #librarylife
Urgency, and the "need to act fast" is the starting point for some of the best phishing emails and investment grifts.
"We needed to move fast," Ginther said. Columbus City Councilmember Nick Bankston... echoed that sentiment to The Dispatch. They both said the city needed to move fast and that's why the public was not given time for input before the park was promised for an NWSL facility."
The Dispatch is apparently not going to roll over for the Haslams and #nwsltocbus You gotta admit though, taking away adaptive sports facilities is a terrible look even for cartoon villains like the Haslam Sports Group. www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...
More on #nwsltocbus www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
Also, the crust was a little to crispy to fold properly. Still, it tasted good and was just what I needed for dinner last night.
Two slices of pizza with tomatoes and onions are pictured on a plate on a table in a restaurant. Behind the pizza is a can of Pepsi, and shakers for red peppers, and parmessean cheese.
I found NY pizza in Deerfield Beach. They missed the paper plate but got the can of soda right.
My written testimony for City Council re: NWSL in Columbus.
You can read more about this item and how it came to be part of the Bowling Green State University's collection here: bgindependentmedia.org/university-l...
Title page of "Opere del Galileo", Work of Galileo" (BGSU Photo). The book was printed in 1655 and 1656 manuscripts and represent a compendium of Galileo’s work 1642.
Today's #library30 Photo Challenge prompt is "rare and unusual" and I think this Galileo manuscript from the 17th century definitely qualifies. My library doesn't own this item, but one of the grants I help administer helped conserve it. lnkd.in/gtiM4eHW #library #libraries #skybrarians
I certainly can't claim Columbus, OH is doing development responsibly, but yeah, those builds are pretty jarring.
A row of tall, beachfront apartments are pictured along a beach. They are receding to the vanishing point of the picture. The sky is grey and ominous, with dark clouds rolling in from the ocean on the right.
I'm in Deerfield Beach, FL to attend the Institute of Museum and Library Services' annual Grants to States conference and the weather has looked mostly like some variant of this since I arrived. I snapped this picture on my morning run, moments before I got drenched.
A group of four lidded glass jars of varying sizes are pictured on an office desk. All are full to the top with a variety of snack sized chocolates, including Hershey bars, Reese's cups, M&Ms, and Milky Way.
The #library30 Day 7 photo challenge is "Snack time". In libraries, that means chocolate! I'm especially lucky to work across the hall from a work friend who always has a variety at the ready! #library #libraries #librarylife #skybrarians #blessed