misc.joy – explorations by kenley

  • Christmas on Drown, Part 3

  • Interview on Libraries, Social Media, Mediation

    Thank you to Kate, the marketing intern at Santa Barbara City College, for doing such a great job across campus interviewing people and demonstrating the value of our campus community. I was honored to sit down with her to talk about the Luria Library, social media, and mediation. If you have ten minutes, I hope…

  • Game Changers for Community Colleges

    I just returned from 2-days at OCLC where thirty community college librarians gathered to discuss the community college library environment. If I walk away from an event, conference, workshop, etc. with a list of action items then I know the activity was worth while – the OCLC sponsored event this week was definitely worth my time because…

  • When Ready, the Position Will Appear

    I loved the brilliant blog post by Meredith Farkas over at Information Wants To Be Free. She explores the theme of management, upward mobility and sticking with honesty and candor. It’s important to see our strengths and where we might apply them in our work environment. I’m posting my thoughts here as well as on…

  • Lego League Team

    My son is working on this year’s Lego league contest. The theme this year is body forward.

  • Mixing Routine

    I’m pretty fixed in my routine – variations occur very infrequently. I like it that way because it keeps me more stable; more sane. Today was different. Normally the morning routine goes something like the following: 4:00am Alarm 4:20am Out of Bed 4:30am In the Zendo doing Yoga 4:50am In the Zendo meditating 5:30am Shower 5:50am…

  • Punk Still Exists

    Saw this flyer on the light poll in an Ojai parking lot. Seemed pretty cool, especially with Char-Man – a legendary ghost from Ojai’s Creek Rd. The flyer is for the long awaited opening of the Ojai Skate Park.